The Hindu Vocabulary From Jan To Oct 2018 PDF

THE HINDU VOCABULARY 2018
Important Monthly English Vocabulary PDF | January 2018 | Based on “The Hindu”
1st Jan 2018 Definition: (of an event or circumstance) portend a

good or bad outcome
1). Perpetrators (Noun) Synonyms: bode; portend, herald, be a sign of, be an
Definition: a person who carries out a harmful, illegal, indication of, be a warning of, warn of
or immoral act Usage: the end of the cold war seemed to augur well
Synonyms: criminal, offender, felon
Usage: the perpetrators of this horrific crime must be 8). Deception (Noun)
brought to justice Definition: the action of deceiving someone
Synonyms: deceit, deceitfulness, duplicity, double-
2). Agonizingly (Adjective) dealing, fraud
Definition: Causing extreme worry Usage: obtaining property by deception
Synonyms: badly, vigorously, severely, arduously
Usage: She went through an agonizing few weeks 9). Dodgy (Adjective)
waiting for the test results Definition: of low quality
Synonyms: second-rate, third-rate, substandard, low-
3). Fudging (Verb) grade, low-quality
Definition: present or deal with (something) in a Usage: Spurs' dodgy defence had thrown away a 2-0
vague or inadequate way, especially so as to conceal lead
the truth or mislead.
Synonyms: evade, dodge, skirt, avoid, duck, shift 10).Allegation (Noun)
ground about Definition: a claim or assertion that someone has done
Usage: the authorities have fudged the issue something illegal or wrong, typically one made
without proof.
4). Affluent (Adjective) Synonyms:
Definition: (especially of a group or area) having a claim, assertion, declaration, statement, proclamation,
great deal of money; wealthy contention, argument, affirmation
Synonyms: wealthy, rich, prosperous, opulent, well Usage: he made allegations of corruption against the
off, moneyed, cash rich administration
Usage: the affluent societies of the western world
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5). Anonymises (Verb) 11). Humoured (Verb)
Definition: remove identifying particulars or details Definition: comply with the wishes of (someone) in
from (something, especially medical test results) for order to keep them content, however unreasonable
statistical or other purposes. such wishes might be.
Synonyms: testing, analyzing, finding Synonyms: indulge, pander to, yield to, bow to, cater
Usage: anonymized testing of routine blood samples to, give way to, give in to
Usage: she was always humouring him to prevent
6). Stifle (Verb) trouble
Definition: make (someone) unable to breathe
properly; suffocate 12). Churn (Verb)
Synonyms: suffocate, choke, asphyxiate Definition: move or cause to move about vigorously
Usage: those in the streets were stifled by the fumes Synonyms: heave, boil, swirl, toss, seethe, foam, froth
Usage: beneath the ship the sea churned
7). Augurs (Verb)
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13). Verdicts (Noun) 19). Scrutiny (Noun)

Definition: a decision on an issue of fact in a civil or Definition: critical observation or examination
criminal case or an inquest. Synonyms: inspection, survey, scan, study, perusal
Synonyms: Usage: every aspect of local government was placed
judgement, adjudication, adjudgement, decision, findin under scrutiny
g, ruling, resolution
Usage: the jury returned a verdict of not guilty 20). Caveat (Noun)
Definition: a warning or proviso of specific
14). Messiah (Noun) stipulations, conditions, or limitations
Definition: a leader regarded as the saviour of a Synonyms:
particular country, group, or cause warning, caution, admonition, monition, red
Synonyms: son of Man, lord flag, alarm bells
Usage: the club's supporters have been tempted to Usage: there are a number of caveats which concern
regard him as a messiah rather than a manager the validity of the assessment results
15). Charisma (Noun) 3rd Jan 2018

Definition: compelling attractiveness or charm that 21). Overhaul (Verb)
can inspire devotion in others. Definition: take apart (a piece of machinery or
Synonyms: charm, presence, aura, personality, force equipment) in order to examine it and repair it if
of personality, strength of character necessary
Usage: he has tremendous charisma and stage Synonyms: service, maintain, repair, mend, fix
presence up, patch up, rebuild, renovate
Usage: the steering box was recently overhauled
16).Catapult (Verb)
Definition: hurl or launch (something) with or as if
with a catapult. 22). Rein (Noun)
Synonyms: propel, launch, hurl, hurtle, fling, send Definition: check or guide by pulling
flying, send, let fly Synonyms: restrain, check, curb, constrain, hold
Usage: the explosion catapulted the car 30 yards back, keep in check
along the road Usage: He reined in his horse and waited
17). Spurious (Adjective) 23). Rationale (Noun)

Definition: not being what it purports to be; false or Definition: a set of reasons or a logical basis for a
fake course of action or belief
Synonyms: bogus, fake, not genuine, specious, Synonyms: reasoning, thinking, (logical) basis, logic,
false, factitious, counterfeit, fraudulent, trumped-up grounds, sense
Usage: separating authentic and spurious claims Usage: He explained the rationale behind the change
18). Scams (Noun) 24). Bolster (Verb)

Definition: a dishonest scheme; a fraud. Definition: support or strengthen
Synonyms: fraud, swindle, fraudulent scheme, racket, Synonyms: strengthen, support, reinforce, make
trick, diddle stronger, boost, fortify
Usage: an insurance scam Usage: the fall in interest rates is starting to bolster
confidence
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25). Licentiate (Noun) 31). Tranche (Noun)
Definition: the holder of a certificate of competence to Definition: A portion of something, especially money
practise a particular profession Synonyms: share, slice, piece
Synonyms: holder, master, degree holder Usage: They released the first tranche of the loan
Usage: licentiates in ‘Aerial Survey Photography and
Photogrammetry 32). Anxieties (Noun)
Definition: a feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease
26). Paucity (Noun) about something with an uncertain outcome
Definition: the presence of something in only small or Synonyms: worry, concern, apprehension,
insufficient quantities or amounts apprehensiveness, consternation, uneasiness, unease,
Synonyms: Poverty, famine, insufficient fearfulness
Usage: a paucity of information Usage: He felt a surge of anxiety
27). Derailed (Verb) 33). Agitation (Noun)

Definition: cause (a train or tram) to leave its tracks Definition: a state of anxiety or nervous excitement.
accidentally Synonyms: anxiety, perturbation, disquiet, distress,
Synonyms: defect, crash, hinder concern, trouble, alarm
Usage: a train was derailed after it collided with a Usage: she was wringing her hands in agitation
herd of cattle
34). Roil (Verb)
28). Sluggishness (Noun) Definition: make (a liquid) turbid or muddy by
Definition: moving or operating more slowly than disturbing the sediment
usual and with less energy or power Synonyms: enrage, incense, inflame (also enflame),
Synonyms: slow response infuriate, ire, madden, outrage
Usage: A heavy lunch makes me sluggish in the Usage: winds roil these waters
afternoon
35). Expulsion (Noun)
29). Garnered (Verb) Definition: The action or process of forcing someone
Definition: gather or collect (something, especially to leave a place
information or approval) Synonyms: Removal, debarment, dismissal,
Synonyms: gather, collect, accumulate, amass, exclusion, discharge, ejection, rejection
assemble Usage: The expulsion of two diplomats from the
Usage: the police struggled to garner sufficient embassy
evidence
36). Sneaked (Verb)
30). Complacency (Noun) Definition: Move or go in a furtive or stealthy way
Definition: a feeling of smug or uncritical satisfaction Synonyms: creep, slink, steal, slip, slide, sidle, edge,
with oneself or one's achievements move furtively, tiptoe, pussyfoot
Synonyms: smugness, self-satisfaction, self- Usage: I sneaked out by the back exit
approval, self-approbation, self-admiration
Usage: the figures are better, but there are no grounds 37). Muddied (Verb)
for complacency Definition: make (something) hard or harder to
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Synonyms: make unclear, obscure, confuse, 43). Bandh (Noun)

obfuscate, blur, cloud, befog Definition: a general strike.
Usage: The first year's results muddy rather than Synonyms: gather, group, join, merge, unite
clarify the situation Usage: the impact of the bandh would be fatal to the
cloth trade
38). Agnostic (Noun)
Definition: a person who believes that nothing is 44). Fomenting (Verb)
known or can be known of the existence or nature of Definition: instigate or stir up (an undesirable or
God violent sentiment or course of action)
Synonyms: sceptic, doubter, questioner, doubting Synonyms: instigate, incite, provoke, agitate, excite
Thomas, challenger, scoffer Usage: they accused him of fomenting political unrest
Usage: He is an Agnostic person
45). Tailwinds (Noun)
39). Harbouring (Verb) Definition: a wind blowing in the direction of travel of
Definition: keep (a thought or feeling, typically a a vehicle or aircraft; a wind blowing from behind
negative one) in one's mind, especially secretly Synonyms: Heavy Wind, Cyclone, Wind
Synonyms: bear, nurse, nurture, cherish, entertain, Usage: America faced Tailwind recently
foster, feel secretly, hold on to, cling to
Usage: she started to harbour doubts about the 46). Incentivized (Verb)
wisdom of their journey Definition: motivate or encourage (someone) to do
something; provide with an incentive
40). Deceit (Noun) Synonyms: inducement, motivation, motive, reason,
Definition: the action or practice of deceiving stimulus, stimulant
someone by concealing or misrepresenting the truth Usage: this is likely to incentivize management to find
Synonyms: deception, deceitfulness, duplicity, savings
double-dealing, fraud, fraudulence, cheating
Usage: A web of deceit 47). Errand (Noun)
Definition: a short journey undertaken in order to
41). Ultimatums (Noun) deliver or collect something, especially on someone
Definition: a final demand or statement of terms, the else's behalf.
rejection of which will result in retaliation or a Synonyms: task, job, chore, assignment
breakdown in relations Usage: she asked Tim to run an errand for her
Synonyms: Obligation, Stipulation, imposition,
requirement 48). Dovish (Adjective)
Usage: Their employers issued an ultimatum Definition: Supportive discussion or other peaceful
demanding an immediate return to work solution
Synonyms: Peaceful, peaceable,pacfic
5th Jan 2018 Usage: He is a dovish politican who was one of the
42). Brewing (Verb) signers of a model peace treaty
Definition: make (tea or coffee) by mixing it with hot
water 49). Euphoria (Noun)
Synonyms: prepare, infuse, make Definition: a feeling or state of intense excitement and
Usage: I've just brewed some coffee happiness

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Synonyms: happiness, joy, joyousness, delight, glee, Definition: investigate or look around furtively in an
excitement, exhilaration attempt to find out something
Usage: in his euphoria, he had become convinced he Synonyms: pry, enquire impertinently, be inquisitive
could defeat them (about), enquire
Usage: your sister might find the ring if she goes
50). Anxieties (Noun) snooping about
about something with an uncertain outcome 56). Vantage (Noun)
Synonyms: Definition: a place or position affording a good view
worry, concern, apprehension, apprehensiveness, const of something
ernation, uneasiness, unease, fearfulness Synonyms: point of
Usage: he felt a surge of anxiety view, viewpoint, standpoint, stance, stand, view, opini
on, position
51). Vandalization (Noun) Usage: from my vantage point I could see into the
Definition: the act of deliberately destroying or front garden
damaging public or private property.
Synonyms: emolishing, demolishment, desecrating, 57).Deferment (Noun)
desecration, destruction, ravage, ravaging Definition: the action or fact of putting something off
Usage: due to vandalization in the past, a security to a later time
system has been installed in the house Synonyms: postponement, deferral, suspension
Usage: deferment of the decision
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52).Petition (Noun) 58). Credibility (Noun)
Definition: a formal written request, typically one Definition: the quality of being trusted and believed in
signed by many people Synonyms: trustworthiness, reliability, dependability
Synonyms: appeal, round robin, list of signatures Usage: the government's loss of credibility
Usage: she was asked to sign a petition against plans
to build on the local playing fields 59). Staunch (Adjective)
Definition: very loyal and committed in attitude
53).Retrofit (Verb) Synonyms: loyal, faithful, trusty, committed, devoted,
Definition: add (a component or accessory) to dedicated
something that did not have it when manufactured Usage: a staunch supporter of the anti-nuclear lobby
Synonyms: Part, Device
Usage: motorists who retrofit catalysts to older cars 60).Detente (Noun)
Definition: the easing of hostility or strained relations,
54). Impetus (Noun) especially between countries
Definition: the force or energy with which a body Synonyms: Policy
moves Usage: his policy of arms control and detente with the
Synonyms: Soviet Union
momentum, propulsion, impulsion, impelling force
Usage: hit the booster coil before the flywheel loses 61). Votary (NOUN)
all its impetus Definition: a devoted follower, adherent, or advocate
of someone or something
55). Snoop (Verb) Synonyms: follow, buff
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Usage: he was a votary of John Keats

68). Coterie (Noun)
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9 Jan 2018 Definition: a small group of people with shared
62). Travesty (Noun) interests or tastes, especially one that is exclusive of
Definition: distorted representation of something other people.
Synonyms: Synonyms: clique, set, circle, inner circle, crowd, in-
misrepresentation, distortion, perversion, corruption crowd, gang, band, pack, crew
Usage: the absurdly lenient sentence is a travesty of Usage: a coterie of friends and advisers
justice
69). Fury (Noun)
63). Dissuaded (Verb) Definition: wild or violent anger.
Definition: persuade (someone) not to take a Synonyms: rage, anger, wrath, passion, outrage,
particular course of action spleen, temper
Synonyms: discourage, deter, prevent, disincline, turn Usage: Tears of fury and frustration
aside
Usage: his friends tried to dissuade him from flying 70). Embattled (Adjective)
Definition: (of a place or people) involved in or
64). Belatedly (Adverb) prepared for war, especially because surrounded by
Definition: later than should have been the case enemy forces.
Synonyms: slowly, behind, tardily Synonyms: fighting, beset, prepared
Usage: the High Command had belatedly altered its Usage: the embattled northern province
tactics
71). Clamour (Noun)
65). Hubbub (Noun) Definition: a loud and confused noise, especially that
Definition: a chaotic din caused by a crowd of people. of people shouting
Synonyms: noise, loud Synonyms: din, racket, loud
noise, din, racket, commotion, clamour noise, uproar, tumult, babel, shouting
Usage: a hubbub of laughter and shouting Usage: the questions rose to a clamour
66). Breached (Verb) 10th Jan 2018

Definition: make a gap in and break through (a wall, 72). Flawed (Adjective)
barrier, or defence) Definition: having or characterized by a fundamental
Synonyms: break (through), burst weakness or imperfection
(through), rupture, force itself through, split Synonyms: unsound, defective, faulty, distorted,
Usage: the river breached its bank inaccurate, incorrect, erroneous, imprecise
Usage: a fatally flawed strategy
67). Disseminating (Verb)
Definition: spread (something, especially information) 73). Verdict (Noun)
widely Definition: a decision on an issue of fact in a civil or
Synonyms: criminal case or an inquest.
spread, circulate, distribute, disperse, diffuse, proclaim Synonyms: judgement, adjudication, adjudgement,
, promulgate decision, finding, ruling, resolution
Usage: health authorities should foster good practice Usage: the jury returned a verdict of not guilty
by disseminating information
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74). Curative (Adjective) Usage: American jurisprudence

Definition: able to cure disease
Synonyms: healing, therapeutic, medicinal, remedial, 81). Perceives (Verb)
curing, corrective Definition: become aware or conscious of
Usage: the curative properties of herbs (something); come to realize or understand
Synonyms: discern, recognize, become cognizant of,
75). Inherent (Adjective) become aware of, become conscious of, get/come to
Definition: existing in something as a permanent, know, tell, distinguish, grasp, understand
essential, or characteristic attribute Usage: his mouth fell open as he perceived the truth
Synonyms: intrinsic, innate, immanent, built-in,
inborn, ingrained, deep-rooted 11th Jan 2018
Usage: any form of mountaineering has its inherent 82). Coercive (Adjective)
dangers Definition: relating to or using force or threats
Synonyms: violence, forced,intimidating
76). Charismatic (Adjective) Usage: coercive measures
Definition: exercising a compelling charm which
inspires devotion in others 83). Patrons (Noun)
Synonyms: charming, fascinating, full of personality, Definition: a person who gives financial or other
strong in character support to a person, organization, or cause
Usage: He was a charismatic figure with great appeal Synonyms: sponsor, backer, financier, subsidizer,
to the public underwriter
Usage: a celebrated patron of the arts
77). Inevitable (Adjective)
Definition: certain to happen; unavoidable 84). vigilantism (Noun)
Synonyms: unavoidable, inescapable, bound to Definition: law enforcement undertaken without legal
happen, sure to happen authority by a self-appointed group of people
Usage: war was inevitable Synonyms: revenger, redresser, righter, requiter
Usage: The message here is not to encourage
78). Escorted (Verb) vigilantism
Definition: Accompany (someone or something)
somewhere as an escort 85). Harangued (Verb)
Synonyms: conduct, accompany, guide, convoy, lead, Definition: lecture (someone) at length in an
usher, shepherd, take aggressive and critical manner.
Usage: he escorted her back to her hotel Synonyms: deliver a tirade to, rant at, lecture, hold
forth to, preach to, pontificate to, sermonize to
79). Heed (Verb) Usage: he harangued the public on their ignorance
Definition: pay attention to; take notice of
Synonyms: pay attention to, take notice of, take note 86). Presumed (Verb)
of, pay heed to, be heedful of, attend to, listen to, Definition: suppose that something is the case on the
notice, note, pay regard to basis of probability
Usage: He should have heeded the warnings Synonyms: assume, suppose, dare say, imagine, take
it, expect, believe, think
80). Jurisprudence (Noun) Usage: I presumed that the man had been escorted
Definition: the theory or philosophy of law. from the building
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Definition: a person or organization making a formal

87). Rhetoric (Noun) offer for something, especially at an auction
Definition: the art of effective or persuasive speaking Synonyms: aspirants, applicants, competitor
or writing, especially the exploitation of figures of Usage: she was the highest bidder for this rare portrait
speech and other compositional techniques
Synonyms: oratory, eloquence, power of 94). Woefully (Adverb)
speech, command of language, expression Definition: in a manner expressing sorrow or misery
Usage: He is using a common figure of rhetoric, Synonyms: Disappointment, Dreadful, grim
hyperbole Usage: she sighed woefully and walked out
88). Nuanced (Adjective) 95). Forged (Adjective)

Definition: characterized by subtle shades of meaning Definition: copied fraudulently
or expression Synonyms: Fake, false
Synonyms: fine distinction, subtle Usage: they have illegally entered the UK using
distinction/difference, shade forged travel documents
Usage: Lowe's work has gradually grown more
nuanced 96). Agrarian (Adjective)
Definition: relating to cultivated land or the
89). Unbridled (Adjective) cultivation of land
Definition: uncontrolled; unconstrained Synonyms: agricultural, Natural, Rustic.
Synonyms: unrestrained, unconstrained, uncontrolled, Usage: Brazil is rapidly diversifying its agrarian
uninhibited, unrestricted, unchecked economy
Usage: a moment of unbridled ambition
97). Stagnated (Verb)
90). Salvo (Noun) Definition: cease to flow or move; become stagnant
Definition: a simultaneous discharge of artillery or Synonyms: stop flowing, become stagnant, become
other guns in a battle trapped
Synonyms: bombardment, cannonade, drumbeat Usage: Lake will have Stagnate water.
Usage: a deafening salvo of shots rang out
98). Pursuits (Noun)
91). Eschew (Verb) Definition: the action of pursuing someone or
Definition: deliberately avoid using; abstain from something
Synonyms: abstain from, refrain from, give up, forgo, Synonyms: chasing, pursuing, stalking, tracking,
forswear, shun, renounce trailing, shadowing
Usage: He appealed to the crowd to eschew violence Usage: the cat crouched in the grass in pursuit of a
bird
92).Knee-Jerk (Adjective)
Definition: reacting in a readily predictable way 99). Urged (Verb)
Synonyms: impulse, automatic, involuntary Definition: recommend (something) strongly
Usage: Labor created Knee-Jerk moment Synonyms: advise, counsel, advocate, recommend,
suggest
12th Jan 2018 Usage: I urge caution in interpreting these results
93). Bidders (Noun)
100). Convene (Verb)
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Definition: come or bring together for a meeting or Synonyms:Describe, set forth, set out, present,
activity; assemble outline, depict, portray
Synonyms: summon, call, call together, order Usage:The law should delineate and prohibit behavior
Usage: he had convened a secret meeting of military which is socially abhorrent
personnel
107).Dispels (Verb)
101). Posturing (Verb) Definition:make (a doubt, feeling, or belief) disappear
Definition: behave in a way that is intended to impress Synonyms:Banish, eliminate, dismiss, chase away,
or mislead drive away
Synonyms: pose, strike an attitude, put on Usage:The brightness of the day did nothing to dispel
airs, attitudinize, behave affectedly Elaine's dejection
Usage: a masking of fear with macho posturing
108).Inexplicably (Adverb)
102). Intricate (Adjective) Definition: in a way that cannot be explained or
Definition: very complicated or detailed accounted for
Synonyms: Synonyms: unaccountable, unexplainable,
complex, complicated, convoluted, tangled, entangled, incomprehensible
ravelled Usage: Many crucial documents had inexplicably
Usage: an intricate network of canals disappeared
13th Jan 2018 109).Fester (Verb)

103).Unprecedented (Adjective) Definition:become worse or more intense, especially
Definition: never done or known before through long-term neglect or indifference.
Synonyms: unparalleled, unequalled, unmatched, Synonyms:rankle, chafe, gnaw (at one's mind), eat
unrivalled. away at one's mind, ferment
Usage: The government took the unprecedented step Usage:Below the surface, the old antagonisms
of releasing confidential correspondence festered
104).Echelons (Noun) 110).Posterity (Noun)

Definition:a level or rank in an organization, a Definition:The descendants of a person
profession, or society Synonyms:Descendants, heirs, successors, offspring, c
Synonyms: Level, rank, grade, step, rung, tier, hildren
stratum, plane, position Usage:God offered Abraham a posterity like the stars
Usage:The upper echelons of the business world of heaven
105).Germ (Noun) 111).Aberration (Noun)

Definition:An initial stage from which something may Definition: a departure from what is normal, usual, or
develop. expected, typically an unwelcome one
Synonyms:start, beginning(s), commencement, Synonyms:anomaly, deviation, divergence,
starting point, genesis, inception abnormality, irregularity, variation, digression
Usage:The germ of a brilliant idea Usage:They described the outbreak of violence in the
area as an aberration
106).Delineate (Verb)
Definition:Describe or portray (something) precisely 112).Introspection (Noun)
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Definition: the examination or observation of one's Synonyms:the questions rose to a clamour

own mental and emotional processes Usage:din, racket, loud noise, uproar, tumult, babel
Synonyms: brooding, self-analysis, soul-searching,
heart-searching 119).Quell (Verb)
Usage: quiet introspection can be extremely valuable Definition:put an end to (a rebellion or other
disorder), typically by the use of force.
16th Jan 2018 Synonyms:put an end to, stamp out, put a stop to, end,
113). Cobweb (Noun) finish, get rid of
Definition:a spider's web, especially when old and Usage:extra police were called to quell the
dusty. disturbance
Synonyms:spider's web
Usage: the wooden carvings were almost obliterated 120).Fragile (Adjective)
by cobwebs Definition: (of an object) easily broken or damaged
Synonyms:easily broken, brittle, frangible, smashable,
114).Glut (Noun) splintery, flimsy, weak, frail, insubstantial, delicate
Definition:an excessively abundant supply of Usage: fragile items such as glass and china
something.
Synonyms:surplus, excess, surfeit, superfluity, 121).Hailed (Verb)
overabundance, superabundance Definition:call out to (someone) to attract attention
Usage:there is a glut of cars on the market Synonyms:greet, salute, address, halloo, speak to,
call out to, shout to, say hello to
115).Humanitarian (Adjective) Usage: I hailed her in English
Definition:concerned with or seeking to promote
human welfare 122).Amnesty (Noun)
Synonyms: compassionate, humane Definition:an official pardon for people who have
Usage:groups sending humanitarian aid been convicted of political offences
Synonyms:pardon, pardoning, reprieve
116).Fend (verb) Usage:an amnesty for political prisoners
Definition:look after and provide for oneself, without
any help from others 17th Jan 2018
Synonyms:take care of oneself, look after oneself, 123). Taming (Verb)
provide for oneself, shift for oneself Definition: make less powerful and easier to control.
Usage:she left her 14-year-old daughter to fend for Synonyms: subdue, curb, control, calm, master, bring
herself to heel
Usage: the battle to tame inflation
117).Austerity (Noun)
Definition:sternness or severity of manner or attitude 124). Earmarked (Verb)
Synonyms:formality, harshness, inflexibility Definition: designate (funds or resources) for a
Usage: he was noted for his austerity and his particular purpose.
authoritarianism Synonyms: set aside, lay aside, set apart, keep
back, appropriate, reserve, keep
118).Clamour (Noun) Usage: the cash had been earmarked for a big
Definition: a loud and confused noise, especially that expansion of the programme
of people shouting
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125). Barricades (Noun) Synonyms: acceptor, beneficiary, cashier, collector.

Definition: an improvised barrier erected across a Usage: he sold his Ferraris to pay off his creditors
street or other thoroughfare to prevent or delay the
movement of opposing forces. 131). Miscreants (Noun)
Synonyms: Definition: a person who has done something wrong
barrier, obstacle, blockade, bar, fence, obstruction, roa or unlawful
dblock, bulwark Synonyms: criminal, culprit, wrongdoer, malefactor,
Usage: the police action led to riots, with hundreds of offender, villain, black hat, lawbreaker
demonstrators building barricades and burning Usage: the police are straining every nerve to bring the
vehicles miscreants to justice
126). Bluff (Verb) 132). Unleashed (Verb)

Definition: an attempt to deceive someone into Definition: release (a dog) from a leash
believing that one can or is going to do something Synonyms: let loose, release, free, set
Synonyms: free, loose, unloose, unbridle
deception, subterfuge, pretence, sham, fake, show, dec Usage: they dig up badger setts and unleash terriers
eit into them
Usage: the offer was denounced as a bluff
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127). For-Bearance (Noun) 133) Inexplicable (Adjective)
Definition: patient self-control; restraint and tolerance. Definition: unable to be explained or accounted for
Synonyms: Synonyms:unaccountable, unexplainable, incomprehe
tolerance, toleration, patience, resignation, endurance nsible, unfathomable
Usage: his unfailing courtesy and forbearance under Usage: for some inexplicable reason her mind went
great provocation completely blank
134) Dilute (Verb)
128). Clogging (Verb) Definition: make (something) weaker in force,
Definition: block or become blocked with an content, or value by modification or the addition of
accumulation of thick, wet matter other elements.
Synonyms: block, obstruct, congest, jam, choke, bung Synonyms: weak, diluted, thin, thinned out, watered
up, dam (up) down
Usage: the gutters were clogged up with leaves Usage: the reforms have been diluted
129). Chicanery (Noun) 135) Rationale (Noun)

Definition: the use of deception or subterfuge to Definition: a set of reasons or a logical basis for a
achieve one's purpose course of action or belief
Synonyms: Synonyms: reasoning, thinking, (logical) basis, logic
trickery, deception, deceit, deceitfulness, duplicity, dis Usage: he explained the rationale behind the change
honesty
Usage: storylines packed with political chicanery 136) Loophole (Noun)
Definition: an ambiguity or inadequacy in the law or a
130). Creditors (Noun) set of rules
Definition: a person or company to whom money is Synonyms: means of evasion/avoidance, means of
owing. escape, escape clause
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Usage: they exploited tax loopholes Usage: he does not confine his message to high
politics
137). Miserable (Adjective)
Definition: (of a person) wretchedly unhappy or 19th Jan 2018
uncomfortable 143). Reiteration (Noun)
Synonyms:unhappy, sad, sorrowful, dejected, depress Definition: the action of repeating something,
ed, downcast, downhearted, despondent, typically for emphasis or clarity
Usage: their happiness made Anne feel even more Synonyms: Echo, Renew, Repeat.
miserable Usage: the reiteration of his campaign promise to cut
taxes
138). Lacuna (Noun)
Definition: an unfilled space; a gap 144). Apprehensions (Noun)
Synonyms: gap, break, cavity. Definition: anxiety or fear that something bad or
Usage: the journal has filled a lacuna in Middle unpleasant will happen
Eastern studies Synonyms:
anxiety, angst, alarm, worry, uneasiness, unease, nervo
139). Coalition (Noun) usness
Definition: a temporary alliance for combined action, Usage: he felt sick with apprehension
especially of political parties forming a government.
Synonyms: alliance, union, partnership, affiliation, 145). Intimidation (Noun)
bloc Definition: the action of intimidating someone, or the
Usage: a coalition between Liberals and state of being intimidated
Conservatives Synonyms:
frightening, menacing, terrifying, scaring, alarming, ter
140). Assertions (Noun) rorization
Definition: a confident and forceful statement of fact Usage: the intimidation of witnesses and jurors
or belief
Synonyms: declaration, contention, statement, claim, 146). Taint (Noun)
submission, postulation, averment Definition: a trace of a bad or undesirable substance
Usage: his assertion that his father had deserted the or quality
family Synonyms:
trace, touch, suggestion, hint, tinge, tincture
141). Shockingly (Adverb) Usage: the lingering taint of creosote
Definition: in a way that causes indignation, horror, or
disgust 147). Inasmuch (Adverb)
Synonyms: fearfully, hopelessly, appallingly Definition: to the extent that; in so far as
Usage: the debts were shockingly revealed to total Synonyms: Because, Since, While
£23m Usage: These provisions apply only inasmuch as
trade between Member States is affected
142). Confine (Verb)
Definition: keep or restrict someone or something
within certain limits of (space, scope, or time). 148). Turbulent (Adjective)
Synonyms: enclose, incarcerate, imprison, intern, Definition: characterized by conflict, disorder, or
impound confusion; not stable or calm
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Synonyms: Definition: incongruous in a striking or shocking

tempestuous, stormy, unstable, unsettled, tumultuous, way; clashing.
explosive Synonyms: jolt, jerk, shake, vibrate, bang
Usage: the country's turbulent history Usage: the telephone struck a jarring note in those
Renaissance surroundings
149). Apex (Noun)
Definition: the highest point of achievement; a climax. 155). Haunt (Verb)
Synonyms: climax, culmination, culminating Definition: (of a ghost) manifest itself at (a place)
point, apotheosis regularly
Usage: the apex of his career was in 1966 when he Synonyms: appear in, materialize in.
hoisted aloft the World Cup for England Usage: a grey lady who haunts the chapel
156). Splendidly (Adverb)

150). Wield (Verb) Definition: in a magnificent or very impressive
Definition: hold and use (a weapon or tool) manner
Synonyms: Synonyms: Beautifully, Elegantly, gorgeously,
brandish, flourish, wave, twirl, display, flaunt, hold grandly.
aloft Usage: the ceiling is splendidly decorated
Usage: a masked raider wielding a handgun
157). Invincibility (Noun)
151). Diversification (Noun) Definition: the quality of being too powerful to be
Definition: the action of making or becoming more defeated or overcome
diverse or varied Synonyms: powerful, Strong, inviolable.
Synonyms: different, diverse Usage: he gave off an aura of invincibility
Usage: growers should start planning diversification
of crops 158). Rivals (Noun)
Definition: a person or thing competing with another
152). Offensive (Adjective) for the same objective or for superiority in the same
Definition: causing someone to feel resentful, upset, field of activity.
or annoyed Synonyms:
Synonyms: competitor, opponent, contestant, contender, challenge
insulting, rude, derogatory, disrespectful, hurtful, wou r
nding, abusive Usage: he has no serious rival for the job
Usage: the allegations made are deeply offensive to us
159). Squad (Noun)
Definition: a small group of people having a particular
20th Jan 2018 task.
153). Reaffirmed (Verb) Synonyms: group, gang, band, body, crew, team, mob,
Definition: state again strongly crowd, outfit
Synonyms: Advocate, acknowledge, argue, assert. Usage: an assassination squad
Usage: the prime minister reaffirmed his commitment
to the agreement 160). Tumult (Noun)
Definition: a loud, confused noise, especially one
154). Jarring (Adjective) caused by a large mass of people.
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Synonyms: din, loud noise, racket, uproar, 166). Lieutenant (Noun)

commotion, ruckus, rumpus, hubbub Definition: a deputy or substitute acting for a superior.
Usage: a tumult of shouting and screaming broke out Synonyms: deputy, second in command, right-hand
man/woman, number two
161).Abridged (Verb) Usage: one of the Prime Minister's most trusted
Definition: shorten (a book, film, speech, etc.) without lieutenants
losing the sense
Synonyms: shorten, cut, cut short/down, 167). Perquisites (Noun)
curtail, truncate, lessen, trim, crop Definition: a benefit which one enjoys or is entitled to
Usage: an abridged text of his speech on account of one's job or position
Synonyms: advantage, extra, bonus, dividend
162). Fended (Verb) Usage: the wife of a president has all the perquisites
Definition: look after and provide for oneself, without of stardom
any help from others.
Synonyms: take care of oneself, look after 168). Affirmative (Adjective)
oneself, provide for oneself, shift for oneself Definition: expressing approval or agreement
Usage: she left her 14-year-old daughter to fend for Synonyms: positive, assenting, consenting, agreeing,
herself concurring, corroborative
Usage: an affirmative answer
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163). Mystery (Noun) 169). Pecuniary (Adjective)
Definition: something that is difficult or impossible to Definition: relating to or consisting of money
understand or explain Synonyms:
Synonyms: financial, monetary, money, fiscal, economic, capital,
Puzzle, enigma, conundrum, riddle, secret, unsolved commercial
problem Usage: he admitted obtaining a pecuniary advantage
Usage: the mysteries of outer space by deception
164). Disengage (Verb) 170). Speculation (Noun)

Definition: separate or release (someone or Definition: the forming of a theory or conjecture
something) from something to which they are attached without firm evidence
or connected. Synonyms:
Synonyms: conjecture, theorizing, hypothesizing, supposition, gue
remove, detach, disentangle, extricate, separate, releas sswork
e, loosen Usage: there has been widespread speculation that he
Usage: I disengaged his hand from mine plans to quit
165). Disruptors (Noun) 171). Perception (Noun)

Definition: a person or thing that prevents something, Definition: the ability to see, hear, or become aware of
especially a system, process, or event, from continuing something through the senses
as usual or as expected Synonyms:
Synonyms: Firebrand, leftist, radical, reactionary. discernment, appreciation, recognition, realization, cog
Usage: to disrupt a connection. nizance
Usage: the normal limits to human perception
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178). Dysfunction (Noun)

172). Controversy (Noun) Definition: abnormality or impairment in the
Definition: prolonged public disagreement or heated operation of a specified bodily organ or system.
discussion. Synonyms: decayed, broken, flawed, defective
Synonyms: disagreement, dispute, argument, debate, Usage: bowel dysfunction
dissension
Usage: the design of the building has caused 179). Clemency (Noun)
controversy Definition: mercy; lenience
Synonyms:
23rd Jan 2018 mercy, mercifulness, leniency, lenience, mildness, ind
173). Rival (Noun) ulgence, forbearance, quarter
Definition: be or seem to be equal or comparable to. Usage: an appeal for clemency
Synonyms: compete with, vie with, match, be a
match for, equal, emulate 180). Contingent (Adjective)
Usage: the efficiency of the Bavarians rivals that of Definition: occurring or existing only if (certain
the Viennese circumstances) are the case; dependent on
Synonyms: dependent, conditional; subject to, based
174). Foe (Noun) on, determined by
Definition: an enemy or opponent Usage: his fees were contingent on the success of his
Synonyms: search
enemy, adversary, opponent, rival, nemesis, antagonist
, combatant 181). Law-abiding (Adjective)
Usage: his work was praised by friends and foes alike Definition: obedient to the laws of society
Synonyms: well behaved, lawful, righteous, honest,
175). Furlough (Noun) honourable, correct, upright
Definition: leave of absence, especially that granted Usage: a law-abiding citizen
to a member of the services or a missionary
Synonyms: liberty leave. 182). Aisle (Noun)
Usage: a civil servant home on furlough Definition: a passage between rows of seats in a
building such as a church or theatre, an aircraft, or
176). Cessation (Noun) train.
Definition: the fact or process of ending or being Synonyms:
brought to an end passage, passageway, corridor, gangway, walkway, pat
Synonyms: h
end, ending, termination, stopping, halting, ceasing, fin Usage: the musical had the audience dancing in the
ish, finishing aisles
Usage: The cessation of hostilities
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177). Seismic (Adjective) 183). Controversial (Adjective)
Definition: of enormous proportions or effect. Definition: giving rise or likely to give rise to
Synonyms: Baltic, tremulous, profound controversy or public disagreement.
Usage: there are seismic pressures threatening Synonyms: contentious, disputed, contended, at
American society issue, moot, disputable

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Usage: years of wrangling over a controversial Usage: the nexus between industry and political
bypass power
184). Gamut (Noun) 190). Unprecedented (Adjective)

Definition: the complete range or scope of something Definition: never done or known before
Synonyms: Synonyms:
range, spectrum, span, sweep, compass, scope, area unparalleled, unequalled, unmatched, unrivalled, witho
Usage: the whole gamut of human emotion ut parallel, without equal
Usage: The government took the unprecedented step
185). Nuances (Noun) of releasing confidential correspondence
Definition: a subtle difference in or shade of meaning,
expression, or sound 191). Oblivious (Adjective)
Synonyms: fine distinction, subtle Definition: not aware of or concerned about what is
distinction/difference, shade, shading, gradation happening around one
Usage: he was familiar with the nuances of the local Synonyms:
dialect unaware, unconscious, heedless, unmindful, insensible
, unheeding
186). Advocacy (Noun) Usage: she became absorbed, oblivious to the passage
Definition: public support for or recommendation of a of time
particular cause or policy
Synonyms: support for, argument for, arguing 192). Spook (Verb)
for, calling for, pushing for, pressing for Definition: Afraid of, frighten, unnerve
Usage: his outspoken advocacy of the agreement has Synonyms: horrific, panic, terrify.
won no friends Usage: he'll spook if we make any noise
187). Moots (Verb) 25th Jan 2018

Definition: raise (a question or topic) for discussion; 193). Erstwhile (Adjective)
suggest (an idea or possibility) Definition: former
Synonyms: raise, bring up, broach, mention, put Synonyms: former, old, past, one-time, sometime
forward, introduce, advance Usage: the erstwhile president of the company
Usage: the scheme was first mooted last October
194).Ally (Verb)
188). Denied (Verb) Definition: combine or unite a resource or commodity
Definition: state that one refuses to admit the truth or with (another) for mutual benefit
existence of Synonyms:
Synonyms: contradict, repudiate, gainsay, declare combine, marry, couple, merge, amalgamate, join
untrue, dissent from, disagree with Usage: he allied his racing experience with his father's
Usage: both firms deny any responsibility for the business acumen
tragedy
195). Embracing (Verb)
189). Nexus (Noun) Definition: hold (someone) closely in one's arms,
Definition: a connection or series of connections especially as a sign of affection
linking two or more things Synonyms: hug, take/hold in one's arms, hold
Synonyms: union, network, union Usage: Aunt Sophie embraced her warmly
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Synonyms: deputy, representative, substitute,

196). Reconcile (Verb) delegate, agent, surrogate
Definition: make or show to be compatible Usage: Britons overseas may register to vote by proxy
Synonyms: make
compatible, harmonize, square, make harmonious 203). Disguise (Verb)
Usage: the agreement had to be reconciled with the Definition: give (someone or oneself) a different
city's new international relations policy appearance in order to conceal one's identity.
Synonyms: dress oneself up as, pass oneself of as,
197). Errant (Adjective) pretend to be, impersonate
Definition: erring or straying from the accepted course Usage: he disguised himself as a girl
or standards
Synonyms: offending, guilty, culpable, misbehaving, 26th Jan 2018
delinquent, lawless 204). Blurriness (Noun)
Usage: an errant husband coming back from a night Definition: the quality of being unclear or indistinct
on the tiles Synonyms: dim, muddy, obscure, darken
Usage: my apologies for the blurriness of the photo
198). Indulgent (Adjective)
Definition: having or indicating a readiness or over- 205). Rampaging (Verb)
readiness to be generous to or lenient with someone Definition: (especially of a large group of people)
Synonyms: permissive, easy-going, broad- move through a place in a violent and uncontrollable
minded, liberal, tolerant, forgiving, forbearing manner
Usage: indulgent parents Synonyms: rush wildly/madly, riot, run riot, go on the
rampage, run amok
199). Refrain (Verb) Usage: several thousand demonstrators rampaged
Definition: stop oneself from doing something. through the city
Synonyms: abstain, desist, hold back, stop oneself,
withhold
Usage: she refrained from comment 206). Ransom (Noun)
Definition: a sum of money demanded or paid for the
200). Insurgent (Adjective) release of a captive
Definition: rising in active revolt Synonyms: pay off, price, payment
Synonyms: rebellious, rebel, revolutionary, mutinous Usage: the kidnappers demanded a ransom
Usage: alleged links with insurgent groups
201). Grim (Adjective) 207). Vigilantist (Noun)

Definition: very serious or gloomy Definition: law enforcement undertaken without legal
Synonyms: stern, forbidding, uninviting, authority by a self-appointed group of people.
unapproachable, aloof Synonyms: conservator, chaperon, cerberus
Usage: his grim expression Usage: the message here is not to encourage
vigilantism
202). Proxies (Noun)
Definition: the authority to represent someone else, 208). Resurgent (Adjective)
especially in voting Definition: increasing or reviving after a period of
little activity, popularity, or occurrence
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Usage: resurgent nationalism 214). Forge (Verb)
Definition: make or shape (a metal object) by heating
209). Pragmatic (Adjective) it in a fire or furnace and hammering it.
Definition: dealing with things sensibly and Synonyms: hammer out, beat into shape, found, cast,
realistically in a way that is based on practical rather mould, model
than theoretical considerations. Usage: he forged a great suit of black armour
Synonyms: efficient, realistic, hardheaded
Usage: a pragmatic approach to politics 215). Forays (Noun)
Definition: a sudden attack or incursion into enemy
territory, especially to obtain something
210). Inconclusive (Adjective) Synonyms:
Definition: not leading to a firm conclusion or result; raid, attack, assault, incursion, swoop, strike, charge
not ending doubt or dispute Usage: the garrison made a foray against Richard's
Synonyms: indecisive, proving nothing, resolving camp
nothing, leaving matters open; indefinite
Usage: three years of inconclusive negotiations 216). Overhang (Verb)
Definition: hang or extend outwards over.
211). Tangle (Verb) Synonyms: stick out, stand out, extend, project (over)
Definition: twist together into a confused mass Usage: a concrete path overhung by jacaranda trees
Synonyms:
entangle, snarl, catch, entwine, intertwine, intertwist, t 217). Unfettered (Adjective)
wist, ravel, knot Definition: not confined or restricted
Usage: the broom somehow got tangled up in my long Synonyms:
skirt unrestrained, unrestricted, unconstrained, free, unbridl
ed, untrammelled
Usage: his imagination is unfettered by the laws of
212). Credentials (Noun) logic
Definition: a qualification, achievement, quality, or
aspect of a person's background, especially when used 218). Rousing (Adjective)
to indicate their suitability for something. Definition: exciting; stirring
Synonyms: documents, papers, identity papers, Synonyms:
identification papers, bona fides stirring, inspiring, exciting, stimulating, moving, electr
Usage: recruitment is based mainly on academic ifying, invigorating
credentials Usage: a rousing speech
213). Coalition (Noun) 219). Spurt (Verb)

Definition: a temporary alliance for combined action, Definition: gush out in a sudden and forceful stream.
especially of political parties forming a government. Synonyms: squirt, shoot, spray, fountain, jet, erupt
Synonyms: Usage: he cut his finger, and blood spurted over the
alliance, union, partnership, affiliation, bloc, caucus sliced potatoes
Usage: a coalition between Liberals and
Conservatives 220). Desist (Verb)
Definition: stop doing something; cease or abstain
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Synonyms: abstain, refrain, forbear, hold back Usage: an invention is not your own until it is
Usage: each pledged to desist from acts of sabotage patented
221). Hedge (Noun) 227). Heartening (Verb)

Definition: a way of protecting oneself against Definition: make more cheerful or confident
financial loss or other adverse circumstances. Synonyms: cheer up, cheer, raise someone's spirits,
Synonyms: encourage, comfort, reassure
safeguard, protection, shield, screen, guard, buffer, cus Usage: she was heartened to observe that the effect
hion was faintly comic
Usage: index-linked gilts are a useful hedge against
inflation 228). Assault (Verb)
Definition: make a physical attack on.
222). Crucial (Adjective) Synonyms: hit, strike, physically attack, aim blows at,
Definition: decisive or critical, especially in the slap, smack, beat, thrash
success or failure of something Usage: he pleaded guilty to assaulting a police officer
Synonyms: pivotal, critical, key, climacteric, decisive,
deciding, determining 229). Unsung (Adjective)
Usage: negotiations were at a crucial stage Definition: not celebrated or praised
Synonyms: unacknowledged, uncelebrated,
223). Undue (Adjective) unacclaimed, unapplauded, unpraised
Definition: unwarranted or inappropriate because Usage: Harvey is one of the unsung heroes of the
excessive or disproportionate industrial revolution
Synonyms: excessive, extreme, immoderate,
intemperate, disproportionate 230). Dispenser (Noun)
Usage: this figure did not give rise to undue concern Definition: an automatic machine or container which
is designed to release a specific amount of something.
Synonyms: delivery, dealer
29th Jan 2018 Usage: a paper towel dispenser
224). Auction (Noun)
Definition: the part of the play in which players bid to 231). Cushion (Noun)
decide the contract in which the hand shall be played Definition: something providing support or protection
Synonyms: bargain, sell-off against impact.
Usage: Player’s auction is popular. Synonyms: protection, buffer, shield, defence
Usage: underlay forms a cushion between carpet and
225). Ailing (Adjective) floor
Definition: in poor health
Synonyms: ill, unwell, not well, sick, sickly, poorly, 232). Congregated (Verb)
weak, indisposed Definition: gather into a crowd or mass.
Usage: I went to see my ailing mother Synonyms: assemble, gather, collect, come together,
flock together, get together
226). Patented (Verb) Usage: some 4,000 demonstrators had congregated at
Definition: obtain a patent for (an invention) a border point
Synonyms: copyright, licence, legal
protection, right, performing right, permit, privilege 234). Auctioneer (Noun)
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Definition: a person who conducts auctions by Synonyms:

accepting bids and declaring goods sold. intimidating, forbidding, redoubtable, daunting, alarmi
Synonyms: agent, dealer ng, frightening
Usage: he worked as Auctioneer Usage: a formidable opponent
241). Adversary (Noun)

th Definition: one's opponent in a contest, conflict, or
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235). Vigilant (Adjective) dispute
Definition: keeping careful watch for possible danger Synonyms:
or difficulties. opponent, rival, enemy, foe, nemesis, antagonist, comb
Synonyms: watchful, on the atant, challenger
lookout, observant, sharp-eyed, keen-eyed, gimlet- Usage: Davis beat his old adversary in the quarter-
eyed finals
Usage: the burglar was spotted by vigilant neighbours
242). Refurbish (Verb)
236). Stewardship (Noun) Definition: renovate and redecorate (something,
Definition: the job of supervising or taking care of especially a building).
something, such as an organization or property. Synonyms: renovate, recondition, rehabilitate,
Synonyms: Control, maintenance, Protection, revamp, make over, overhaul
Supervision Usage: the premises have been completely
Usage: the funding and stewardship of the NHS refurbished in our corporate style
237). Sanguineness (Adjective) 243). Nuance (Noun)

Definition: Cheerfully confident optimistic Definition: a subtle difference in or shade of
Synonyms: At ease, accepting meaning, expression, or sound.
Usage: sanguine about the prospects for an improved Synonyms: fine distinction, subtle,
economy. distinction/difference, shade, shading, gradation,
variation.
238). Choking (Verb) Usage: he was familiar with the nuances of the local
Definition: (of a person or animal) have severe dialect
difficulty in breathing because of a constricted or
obstructed throat or a lack of air. 244). Outlive (verb)
Synonyms: gag, retch, cough, struggle for air, fight Definition: survive or last beyond (a specified period
for breath, gasp or expected lifespan)
Usage: Willie choked on a mouthful of tea Synonyms: live on after, live longer
than, outlast, remain alive after, survive
239). Centric (Adjective) Usage: the organization had largely outlived its
Definition: in or at the centre; central. usefulness
Synonyms: Center, Middle, Nucleus.
Usage: centric and peripheral forces 245). Pantheon (Noun)
Definition: a group of famous or important people.
240). Formidable (Adjective) Synonyms: important, famous
Definition: inspiring fear or respect through being Usage: the pantheon of the all-time greats.
impressively large, powerful, intense, or capable.
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31st Jan 2018 Definition: plan or coordinate the elements of (a

246). Strides (Noun) situation) to produce a desired effect
Definition: a step or stage in progress towards an aim Synonyms: organize, arrange, put together, plan, set
Synonyms: make progress, make headway, gain up, bring about, manage, mobilize
ground, progress, advance, proceed, move Usage: the situation has been orchestrated by a tiny
Usage: great strides have been made towards equality minority
247). Chinks (Noun) 252). Protracted (Adjective)

Definition: a narrow opening, typically one that Definition: lasting for a long time or longer than
admits light. expected or usual
Synonyms: opening, gap, space, hole, aperture, break, Synonyms: prolong, expected, spun out
breach, crack Usage: a protracted and bitter dispute
Usage: a chink in the curtains
253). Elusive (Adjective)
248). Exacerbated (Verb) Definition: difficult to find, catch, or achieve.
Definition: make (a problem, bad situation, or Synonyms: difficult to catch/find, difficult to track
negative feeling) worse. down; evasive, slippery, shifty
Synonyms: aggravate, make Usage: success will become ever more elusive
worse, worsen, inflame, compound, intensify
Usage: the exorbitant cost of land in urban areas only 254). Logjam (Noun)
exacerbated the problem Definition: a situation that seems irresolvable
Synonyms: problem, trouble, dispute, dilemma
249). Pruning (Verb) Usage: the president can use his power to break the
Definition: reduce the extent of (something) by logjam over this issue
removing superfluous or unwanted parts.
Synonyms: reduce, cut, cut back, cut down, cut back 255). Allies (Noun)
on, pare, pare down, slim down Definition: a person or organization that cooperates
Usage: the workforce was pruned with or helps another in a particular activity
Synonyms: associate, colleague, friend, confederate,
250). Enclave (Noun) partner, supporter, accomplice, helper, accessory
Definition: a portion of territory surrounded by a Usage: he was forced to dismiss his closest political
larger territory whose inhabitants are culturally or ally
ethnically distinct.
Synonyms: territorial dominion, district, territory 256). Plagued (Verb)
Usage: the besieged Muslim enclave of Srebrenica Definition: cause continual trouble or distress to
Synonyms: afflict, bedevil, cause suffering to, torture,
251). Orchestrated (Verb) torment, trouble, beset
Usage: he has been plagued by ill healths
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1). Ignominy (Noun) forswear, shun, renounce
Definition: public shame or disgrace. Usage: he appealed to the crowd to eschew violence
Synonyms: 8). Provocative (Adjective)
shame, humiliation, embarrassment, mortification Definition: causing anger or another strong reaction,
Usage: the ignominy of being imprisoned especially deliberately
Synonyms:
2). Alleged (Adjective) annoying, irritating, exasperating, infuriating, provokin
Definition: said, without proof, to have taken place or g, maddening
to have a specified illegal or undesirable quality Usage: a provocative article
Synonyms: supposed, so-called, claimed, professed,
purported, ostensible, apparent 9). Bipartisanship (Noun)
Usage: the alleged conspirators Definition: agreement or cooperation between two
political parties that usually oppose each other's
3). Sobering (Verb) policies
Definition: make or become more serious, sensible, Synonyms: Partnership
and solemn Usage: a renewed spirit of political bipartisanship
Synonyms: become (more) serious, settle (down),
relax, soften 10). Carnage (Noun)
Usage: his expression sobered her Definition: the killing of a large number of people
Synonyms: slaughter, massacre, mass murder, mass
4). Onslaught (Noun) destruction, butchery
Definition: a fierce or destructive attack. Usage: the bombing was timed to cause as much
Synonyms: carnage as possible
assault, attack, offensive, aggression, advance, charge,
onrush, rush 11). Adherence (Noun)
Usage: a series of onslaughts on the citadel Definition: attachment or commitment to a person,
cause, or belief
5). Hasten (Verb) Synonyms: attachment, sticky, sticking, adhering,
Definition: cause (something, especially something clinging, tacky
undesirable) to happen sooner than it otherwise would Usage: a strict adherence to etiquette
Synonyms: speed up, make faster, accelerate,
quicken, precipitate, expedite, advance. 12). Hawks (Noun)
Usage: this tragedy probably hastened his own death Definition: a person who advocates an aggressive or
from heart disease warlike policy, especially in foreign affairs
Synonyms: advocate.
6). Flagrant (Adjective) Usage: severe limits were put on the peace plan by
Definition: conspicuously or obviously offensive party hawks
Synonyms:
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Usage: a flagrant violation of the law 1). Prudence (Noun)
Definition: the quality of being prudent; cautiousness
7). Eschewed (Verb) Synonyms: wisdom, judgement, good
Definition: deliberately avoid using; abstain from judgement, judiciousness, sagacity
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Usage: we need to exercise prudence in such Synonyms: din, racket, loud noise, uproar, tumult,
important matters babel, shouting, yelling
Usage: the questions rose to a clamour
2). Unremunerative (Adjective)
Definition: bringing little or no profit or income 8). Salariat (Noun)
Synonyms: gain less, profitless Definition: salaried white-collar workers
Usage: unremunerative research work Usage: the public-sector salariat
3). Tyranny (Noun) 9). Vexatious (Adjective)

Definition: cruel and oppressive government or rule Definition: causing or tending to cause annoyance,
Synonyms: despotism, absolutism, absolute power, frustration, or worry
autocracy, dictatorship Synonyms:
Usage: refugees fleeing tyranny and oppression annoying, vexing, irritating, irksome, displeasing, infur
iating, maddening
4). Grandiose (Adjective) Usage: the vexatious questions posed by software
Definition: extravagantly or pretentiously imposing in copyrights
appearance or style
Synonyms: 10). Dwindling (Verb)
magnificent, impressive, grand, imposing, awe- Definition: diminish gradually in size, amount, or
inspiring strength
Usage: the court's grandiose facade Synonyms: diminish, decrease, reduce, get smaller,
become smaller, grow smaller
5). Overwhelmingly (Adverb) Usage: traffic has dwindled to a trickle
Definition: to a very great degree or with a great
majority 11). Affluent (Adjective)
Synonyms: very Definition: (especially of a group or area) having a
large, profuse, enormous, immense, inordinate, great deal of money; wealthy
massive Synonyms: wealthy, rich, prosperous, opulent, well
Usage: the country voted overwhelmingly for off, moneyed, cash rich
independence Usage: the affluent societies of the western world
6). Frugal (Adjective) 12). Levy (Noun)

Definition: sparing or economical as regards money or Definition: impose (a tax, fee, or fine)
food. Synonyms:
Synonyms: impose, charge, exact, demand, raise, collect, gather
thrifty, sparing, economical, saving; careful, cautious, Usage: a tax of two per cent was levied on all cargoes
prudent, provident
Usage: "I'm a bit too frugal to splash out on designer 03rd Feb 2018
clothes 1). Jolted (Verb)
Definition: give a surprise or shock to (someone) in
7). Clamour (Noun) order to make them act or change
Definition: a loud and confused noise, especially that Synonyms: startle, surprise, shock, stun, shake
of people shouting Usage: she tried to jolt him out of his depression

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2). Lone (Adjective) Usage: meals to tempt the most jaded appetites
Definition: having no companions; solitary or single
Synonyms: 9). Envisaged (Verb)
solitary, single, solo, unaccompanied, unescorted, alon Definition: contemplate or conceive of as a possibility
e or a desirable future event
Usage: I approached a lone drinker across the bar Synonyms:
Usage: the Rome Treaty envisaged free movement
3). Imperious (Adjective) across frontiers
Definition: arrogant and domineering.
Synonyms: peremptory, high-handed, commanding, 10). Inflate (Verb)
imperial, overbearing, overweening Definition: fill (a balloon, tyre, or other expandable
Usage: his imperious demands structure) with air or gas so that it becomes distended
Synonyms: blown up, aerated, filled, puffed up,
4). Alienated (Verb) puffed out, pumped up
Definition: make (someone) feel isolated or estranged. Usage: never use an air line on a garage forecourt to
Synonyms: estrange, turn away, set apart, drive apart, inflate your tyres
isolate, detach
Usage: an urban environment which would alienate 11). Empanelled (Verb)
its inhabitants Definition: enrol (someone) on to a jury
Synonyms: select, pick
5). Relying (Verb) Usage: several of her friends have been empanelled
Definition: depend on with full trust or confidence
Synonyms: depend, count, bank, place reliance, 12). Tertiary (Adjective)
bargain, plan Definition: third in order or level.
Usage: I know I can rely on your discretion Usage: the tertiary stage of the disease
6). Verdict (Noun) 05th Feb 2018

Definition: a decision on an issue of fact in a civil or 1). Escalating (Verb)
criminal case or an inquest Definition: make or become more intense or serious
Synonyms: Judgement, adjudication, adjudgement, Synonyms: grow, develop, mushroom, increase, be
decision, finding, ruling increased, be stepped up
Usage: the jury returned a verdict of not guilty Usage: The disturbance escalated into a full-scale
riot
7). Vindication (Noun)
Definition: the action of clearing someone of blame or 2). Lieu (Noun)
suspicion Definition: instead
Synonyms: prove, justify, disprove, refute Synonyms: rather, alternatively.
Usage: I intend to work to ensure my full vindication Usage: the company issued additional shares to
shareholders in lieu of a cash dividend
8). Jaded (Adjective)
Definition: bored or lacking enthusiasm, typically
after having had too much of something. 3). Laudable (Adjective)
Synonyms: Definition: deserving praise and commendation
satiated, sated, surfeited, glutted, cloyed, gorged
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Synonyms: Usage: the cost of the manor's restoration persuaded

praiseworthy, commendable, admirable, meritorious, them to take in guests
worthy, deserving
Usage: laudable though the aim might be, the results 10). Abide (Verb)
have been criticized Definition: accept or act in accordance with (a rule,
decision, or recommendation)
4). Insofar (Adverb) Synonyms: comply with, obey, observe, follow, keep
Definition: to such an extent to, hold to, conform to
Synonyms: because, making allowance for. Usage: I said I would abide by their decision
Usage: I will do the work insofar as I am able
11). Cohort (Noun)
5). Hinterland (Noun) Definition: a group of people with a shared
Definition: the remote areas of a country away from characteristic
the coast or the banks of major rivers. Synonyms: group, grouping, category, categorization,
Synonyms: the back of beyond, the middle of grade
nowhere, the backwoods, the wilds Usage: a cohort of civil servants patiently drafting
Usage: the hinterland of southern Italy legislation
6). Bureaucracy (Noun) 12). Coercive (Adjective)

Definition: excessively complicated administrative Definition: relating to or using force or threats
procedure Synonyms: force, constraint.
Synonyms: red tape, rules and regulations, etiquette, Usage: coercive measures
protocol, officialdom 06th Feb 2018
Usage: the unnecessary bureaucracy in local 1). Equities (Noun)
government Definition: the value of the shares issued by a
company
7). Amidst (Noun) Synonyms:
Definition: amongst, between value, worth, valuation; ownership, rights, proprietorsh
Synonyms: instead, on behalf of ip
Usage: variant of amid Usage: he owns 62% of the group's equity
8). Semblance (Noun) 2). Abandonment (Noun)

Definition: the outward appearance or apparent form Definition: the action or fact of abandoning or being
of something, especially when the reality is different abandoned
Synonyms: appearance, outward Synonyms: desertion, neglect, stranding; jilting,
appearance, approximation, show, air, guise betrayal
Usage: she tried to force her thoughts back into some Usage: she had a feeling of utter abandonment and
semblance of order loneliness
9). Persuade (Verb) 3). Intraday (Adjective)

Definition: (of a situation or event) provide a sound Definition: occurring within one day
reason for (someone) to do something Synonyms: in between, intermediate
Synonyms: cause, lead, move, dispose, incline, Usage: the dollar slipped from an intraday high of
motivate, induce 104
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Usage: They are Troika officers for this office.

4). Whammy (Noun)
Definition: an event with a powerful and unpleasant 11). Leapt (Verb)
effect; a blow. Definition: jump or spring a long way, to a great
Synonyms: magic, charm height, or with great force
Usage: the third whammy was the degradation of the Synonyms: jump over, jump, vault over, vault, spring
financial system over, bound over
Usage: he leapt on to the parapet
5). Indexation (Noun)
Definition: a system in which the value of something 12). Prodigies (Noun)
changes in relation to another value or fixed standard Definition: a young person with exceptional qualities
Synonyms: bargain, beat down, bottom out or abilities
Usage: Indexation of pay rises to productivity will Synonyms: child genius, genius, wonder
give people an incentive to work harder child, mastermind, virtuoso
Usage: a Russian pianist who was a child prodigy in
6). Astutely (Adverb) his day
Definition: accurately assessing situations or people;
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Synonyms: accurate, correct, appropriate 1). Disgruntled (Adjective)
Usage: she astutely pointed out that usually you have Definition: angry or dissatisfied.
to be dead to be a legend Synonyms:
dissatisfied, discontented, aggrieved, resentful, fed
7). Sojourn (Noun) up, displeased
Definition: a temporary stay Usage: judges receive letters from disgruntled
Synonyms: stay, visit, stop, stopover, residence members of the public
Usage: her sojourn in Rome
2). Belligerent (Adjective)
8).Hyped (Noun) Definition: hostile and aggressive
Definition: a situation in which something is Synonyms:
advertised and discussed in newspapers, on television hostile, aggressive, threatening, antagonistic, pugnacio
Synonyms: publicize, advertise, promote, push, boost, us, bellicose,
merchandise truculent
Usage: There's been a lot of hype around/surrounding Usage: the mood at the meeting was belligerent
his latest film 3). Ally (Noun)
Definition: combine or unite a resource or commodity
9). Luster (Noun) with (another) for mutual benefit.
Definition: a gentle sheen or soft glow. Synonyms: combine, marry, couple, merge,
Synonyms: amalgamate, join, pool, fuse, weld, knit
sheen, gloss, glossiness, shine, brightness, radiance, bu Usage: he allied his racing experience with his father's
rnish, polish, patina business acumen
Usage: the lustre of the Milky Way
4). Reluctant (Adjective)
10). Troika (Noun) Definition: unwilling and hesitant; disinclined
Definition: group of three
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Synonyms: Definition: make or become more intense or serious.

unwilling, disinclined, unenthusiastic, grudging, resista Synonyms: grow, develop, mushroom, increase, be
nt, resisting, opposed increased, be stepped up, build up
Usage: today, many ordinary people are still reluctant Usage: the disturbance escalated into a full-scale riot
to talk about politics
11). Bonhomie (Noun)
5). Perennial (Adjective) Definition: cheerful friendliness; geniality
Definition: lasting or existing for a long or apparently Synonyms:
infinite time; enduring or continually recurring. geniality, congeniality, conviviality, cordiality, affabili
Synonyms: ty, amiability, sociability
everlasting, perpetual, eternal, continuing, unending, n Usage: he exuded good humour and bonhomie.
ever-ending, endless
Usage: his perennial distrust of the media 08th Feb 2018
1). Exemplified (Noun)
6). Chafing (Verb) Definition: be a typical example of
Definition: (with reference to a part of the body) make Synonyms: typify, epitomize, be a typical example
or become sore by rubbing against something of, serve as a typical example of
Synonyms: abrade, graze, grate, rub against, rub Usage: the best dry sherry is exemplified by the fino
painfully, gall, skin, scrape, scratch, rasp of Jerez
Usage: the collar chafed his neck
2). Dovish (Adjective)
7). Inasmuch (Adverb) Definition: tone of a language
Definition: to the extent that; in so far as Usage: Federal Reserve bank refers to inflation in a
Synonyms: so far, since dovish tone
Usage: these provisions apply only inasmuch as trade
between Member States is affected 3). Incipient (Adjective)
Definition: (of a person) developing into a specified
8). Farce (Noun) type or role
Definition: an event or situation that is absurd or Synonyms: developing, impending, growing,
disorganized emerging, emergent, dawning
Synonyms: Usage: we seemed more like friends than incipient
absurdity, mockery, travesty, sham, pretence, masquer lovers
ade, charade
Usage: the debate turned into a drunken farce 4). Incitement (Noun)
Definition: the action of provoking unlawful
9). Outrage (Noun) behaviour or urging someone to behave unlawfully
Definition: an extremely strong reaction of anger, Synonyms: egging on, urging, goading, spurring
shock, or indignation on, motivation, persuasion, inducement
Synonyms: Usage: this amounted to an incitement to commit
indignation, fury, anger, rage, disapproval, wrath, shoc murder
k, resentment
Usage: her voice trembled with outrage 5). Presumably (Adverb)
Definition: used to convey that what is asserted is
10). Escalating (Verb) very likely though not known for certain
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Synonyms: assume, I expect, I believe, I presume, I Definition: an act of breaking or failing to observe a
take it, I suppose, I imagine law, agreement, or code of conduct
Usage: it was not yet ten o'clock, so presumably the Synonyms: contravention, violation, breaking, non-
boys were still at the pub observance, infringement, transgression
Usage: a breach of confidence
6). Feudal (Adjective)
Definition: according to, resembling, or denoting the 2). Heeded (Verb)
system of feudalism Definition: pay attention to; take notice of.
Synonyms: antique, archaic, gothic Synonyms: pay attention to, take notice of, take note
Usage: the feudal system of, pay heed to, be heedful of
Usage: he should have heeded the warnings
7). Coercion (Noun)
Definition: the action or practice of persuading 3). Rhetoric (Noun)
someone to do something by using force or threats Definition: the art of effective or persuasive speaking
Synonyms: or writing, especially the exploitation of figures of
force, compulsion, constraint, duress, oppression, enfo speech and other compositional techniques
rcement, harassment Synonyms: oratory, eloquence, power of
Usage: it wasn't slavery because no coercion was used speech, command of language, expression, way with
words
8). Ruthlessly (Adverb) Usage: he is using a common figure of rhetoric,
Definition: without pity or compassion for others hyperbole
Synonyms: merciless, pitiless, cruel, heartless, hard-
hearted, hard, stony-hearted
Usage: they fell prey to money lenders who ruthlessly 4). Brinkmanship (Noun)
exploited them Definition: the art or practice of pursuing a dangerous
policy to the limits of safety before stopping,
9). Sway (Verb) especially in politics.
Definition: move or cause to move slowly or Synonyms: risk, hazard, menace
rhythmically backwards and forwards or from side to Usage: in any game of brinkmanship, it is possible
side that one side will collapse suddenly
Synonyms:
swing, shake, oscillate, rock, undulate, move from side 5). Flee (Verb)
to side Definition: run away from a place or situation of
Usage: he swayed slightly on his feet danger
Synonyms: run, run away, run off, make a run for it,
10).Brook (Noun) run for it, take flight, be gone, make off
Definition: a small stream. Usage: to escape the fighting, his family fled from
Synonyms: stream, small their village
river, streamlet, rivulet, rill, brooklet, runnel
Usage: the Lake District boasts lovely lakes and 6). Pragmatist (Noun)
babbling brooks Definition: a person who is guided more by practical
considerations than by ideals.
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1).Breach (Noun)
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Usage: hardheaded pragmatists firmly rooted in the Definition: assistance and support in times of hardship
real world and distress
Synonyms: aid, help, a helping hand, assistance,
7). Impeachment (Noun) ministration, comfort, ease, relief
Definition: the action of calling into question the Usage: the wounded had little chance of succor.
integrity or validity of something.
Synonyms: challenge, question, call into 13). Anti-apartheid (Noun)
question, cast doubt on, raise doubts about Definition: opposed to a policy or system of apartheid.
Usage: the prosecutor's detailed impeachment of the
character witness 10th Feb 2018
1). Fragile (Adjective)
8). Scandals (Noun) Definition: easily destroyed or threatened
Definition: an action or event regarded as morally or Synonyms: tenuous, easily broken, easily destroyed,
legally wrong and causing general public outrage easily threatened, vulnerable
Synonyms: outrageous wrongdoing, outrageous Usage: you have a fragile grip on reality
behaviour, immoral behaviour, unethical behaviour
Usage: a bribery scandal involving one of his key 2). Rapacious (Adjective)
supporters Definition: aggressively greedy or grasping
Synonyms: grasping, greedy, avaricious, acquisitive,
9). Brazened (Verb) covetous, mercenary, materialistic, insatiable,
Definition: endure an embarrassing or difficult predatory, voracious, usurious, extortionate
situation by behaving with apparent confidence and Usage: rapacious landlords
lack of shame
Synonyms: put on a bold front, put a bold face on it, 3). Preempt (Verb)
be defiant, be unrepentant, be impenitent Definition: take action in order to prevent (an
Usage: there was nothing to do but brazen it out anticipated event) happening; forestall.
Synonyms: forestall, prevent
10). Reluctance (Noun) Usage: the government pre-empted a coup attempt
Definition: unwillingness or disinclination to do
something. 4). Solely (Adverb)
Synonyms: unwillingness, disinclination, lack of Definition: not involving anyone or anything else;
enthusiasm, hesitation, hesitance, hesitancy only
Usage: she sensed his reluctance to continue Synonyms:
only, simply, just, merely, uniquely, exclusively, entire
11). Manoeuvre (Noun) ly, completely, absolutely, totally
Definition: a movement or series of moves requiring Usage: he is solely responsible for any debts the
skill and care. company may incur
Synonyms: operation, exercise, activity, move,
movement, action 5). Fouled (Verb)
Usage: snowboarders performed daring manoeuvres Definition: dirty; pollute
on precipitous slopes Synonyms:
dirty, soil, stain, blacken, muddy, begrime, splash, spat
12). Succor (Noun) ter, smear
Usage: factories which fouled the atmosphere
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Usage: long periods of stasis

6). Abeyance (Noun)
Definition: a state of temporary disuse or suspension 12th Feb 2018
Synonyms: suspension, a state of suspension, a state 1). Neonatal (Adjective)
of dormancy, a state of latency Definition: relating to newborn children (or other
Usage: matters were held in abeyance pending further mammals).
enquiries Synonyms: infant, baby.
Usage: special attention is given to mortality in the
7). Appetite (Noun) neonatal period
Definition: a strong desire or liking for something
Synonyms: craving, longing, yearning, hankering 2). Remedial (Adjective)
Usage: her appetite for life Definition: giving or intended as a remedy or cure
Synonyms: corrective, curing, antidotal.
8). Pragmatism (Noun) Usage: remedial surgery
Definition: a pragmatic attitude or policy
Synonyms: efficient, logical, realistic. 3). Bedrock (Noun)
Usage: ideology had been tempered with pragmatism Definition: the fundamental principles on which
something is based
9).Hawk (Noun) Synonyms: core, basis, base, foundation, root, roots,
Definition: a person who advocates an aggressive or heart, backbone
warlike policy, especially in foreign affairs Usage: honesty is the bedrock of a good relationship
Synonyms: belligerent, chauvinist
Usage: severe limits were put on the peace plan by 4). Patronage (Noun)
party hawks Definition: the power to control appointments to
office or the right to privileges
10). Profligate (Adjective) Synonyms: power of appointment, right of
Definition: recklessly extravagant or wasteful in the appointment, favouritism, nepotism, partisanship.
use of resources Usage: recruits are selected on merit, not through
Synonyms: spendthrift, improvident, prodigal, political patronage
immoderate
Usage: profligate consumers of energy 5). Allure (Noun)
Definition: the quality of being powerfully and
11). Disillusionment (Noun) mysteriously attractive or fascinating
Definition: a feeling of disappointment resulting from Synonyms:
the discovery that something is not as good as one attraction, lure, draw, pull, appeal, glamour, allurement
believed it to be. , enticement
Synonyms: Usage: people for whom gold holds no allure
Usage: the high abstention rate at the election reflected
the voters' growing disillusionment with politics 6). Bourses (Noun)
Definition: a stock market in a non-English-speaking
12). Stasis (Noun) country, especially France
Definition: a period or state of inactivity or Usage: He was working in Bourses.
equilibrium
Synonyms: abnormal state, inactive 7). Spurred (Adjective)
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Definition: having a horny spike or pointed growth, Usage: a tempting financial offer
used in fighting
Synonyms: hike, growth 4). Mammoth (Adjective)
Usage: a lone gamecock stood propped on stiff Definition: huge
spurred legs by one corner Synonyms: huge, enormous, gigantic, giant, colossal,
massive, vast, immense
8). Unmet (Adjective) Usage: a mammoth corporation
Definition: not achieved or fulfilled
Synonyms: failure, not success, abortive. 5). Plagued (Verb)
Usage: an unmet nee Definition: pester or harass (someone) continually
Synonyms: pester, harass, badger, bother, torment,
9). Rein (Noun) persecute, bedevil
Definition: check or guide (a horse) by pulling on its Usage: he was plaguing her with questions
reins
Synonyms: guide, check, constrain. 6). Upended (Verb)
Usage: he reined in his horse and waited Definition: set or turn (something) on its end or upside
down
10). Integrity (Noun) Synonyms: change, convert, alter.
Definition: the quality of being honest and having Usage: she upended a can of soup over the portions
strong moral principles
Synonyms: honesty, uprightness, probity, rectitude, 7). Exile (Verb)
honour, honorableness Definition: expel and bar (someone) from their native
Usage: a gentleman of complete integrity country, typically for political or punitive reasons
Synonyms: expel, banish, expatriate, deport, ban, bar
13th Feb 2018 Usage: a corrupt dictator who had been exiled from
1). Forcibly (Adverb) his country
Definition: using force or violence.
Synonyms: by force, against one's will, under protest, 8). Embroiled (Verb)
compulsorily, under compulsion Definition: bring into a state of confusion or disorder
Usage: no one will be forcibly evicted Synonyms: confusion, disarray, chaos
Usage: what merit do you claim for having embroiled
2). Bluff (Verb) everything in which you are concerned?
Definition: try to deceive someone as to one's abilities
or intentions 9). Hauled (Verb)
Synonyms: pretend, sham, fake, feign, put on an Definition: pull or drag with effort or force
act, put it on Synonyms: drag, pull, tug, heave, hump, trail, draw,
Usage: he's been bluffing all along tow, manhandle
Usage: he hauled his bike out of the shed
3). Tempting (Adjective)
Definition: appealing to or attracting someone, even if 10). Fray (Verb)
wrong or unwise. Definition: show the effects of strain
Synonyms: Synonyms: strain, tax, overtax, irritate, put on edge,
enticing, alluring, attractive, appealing, inviting, captiv make edgy
ating, seductive Usage: as the temperature rose, tempers frayed
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2). Realism (Noun)

11). Tactical (Adjective) Definition: the attitude or practice of accepting a
Definition: showing adroit planning; aiming at an end situation as it is and being prepared to deal with it
beyond the immediate action accordingly.
Synonyms: calculated, planned, plotted, prudent, Synonyms: pragmatism, practicality, matter-of-
strategic, politic, diplomatic, judicious factness, common sense, level-headedness
Usage: in a tactical retreat, she moved into a hotel Usage: the summit was marked by a new mood of
with her daughters realism
12). Legitimacy (Noun) 3).Ally (Verb)

Definition: conformity to the law or to rules Definition: combine or unite a resource or commodity
Synonyms: justifiable, lawful, correct, certain. with (another) for mutual benefit.
Usage: refusal to recognize the legitimacy of both Synonyms:
governments combine, marry, couple, merge, amalgamate, join, poo
l, fuse, weld
13). Muzzle (Noun) Usage: he allied his racing experience with his father's
Definition: the projecting part of the face, including business acumen
the nose and mouth, of an animal such as a dog or
horse. 4). Overwhelmingly (Adverb)
Synonyms: snout, nose, mouth, jaws, maw Definition: to a very great degree or with a great
Usage: she patted the horse's velvety muzzle majority
Synonyms: Strongly, forcefully, intensely.
14). Vituperative (Adjective) Usage: the country voted overwhelmingly for
Definition: bitter and abusive independence
Synonyms: contumelious, invective, opprobrious,
scurrile (or scurril), scurrilous, truculent 5). Nuances (Noun)
Usage: a vituperative outburst Definition: a subtle difference in or shade of meaning,
expression, or sound
15). Naught (Pronoun) Synonyms: fine distinction, subtle
Definition: Nothing distinction/difference, shade, shading, gradation
Synonyms: nothing, nothing at all, nought, nil, zero Usage: he was familiar with the nuances of the local
Usage: he's naught but a worthless fool dialect
14th Feb 2018 6). Endowed (Verb)

1). Reiterated (Verb) Definition: provide with a quality, ability, or asset.
Definition: say something again or a number of times, Synonyms:
typically for emphasis or clarity provide, supply, furnish, equip, invest, give, present, fa
Synonyms: repeat, say vour, bless
again, restate, retell, recapitulate, go over (and Usage: he was endowed with tremendous physical
over), iterate strength
Usage: she reiterated that the government would
remain steadfast in its support 7). Seth (Noun)
Definition: used as a title for a person of high social
status
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Synonyms: a big fish Synonyms: penetrate, invade, intrude on, insinuate

Usage: Have you come back happy and well, Sethji? oneself into, worm one's way into
Usage: the organization has been infiltrated by
8). Canopy (Noun) informers
Definition: the uppermost branches of the trees in a
forest, forming a more or less continuous layer of 4). Fortify (Verb)
foliage Definition: add spirits to (wine) to make port, sherry,
Usage: woolly monkeys spend hours every day sitting etc
high in the canopy Synonyms: make strong/stronger, build up, give
strength to
9). Renaissance (Noun) Usage: fortified wine
Definition: a revival of or renewed interest in
something. 5). Impetus (Noun)
Synonyms: renewal, revival Definition: something that makes a process or activity
Usage: cinema-going is enjoying something of a happen or happen more quickly
renaissance Synonyms: motivation, stimulus, incitement,
incentive, inducement, inspiration, encouragement
10). Restoration (Noun) Usage: the ending of the Cold War gave new impetus
Definition: the action of returning something to a to idealism
former owner, place, or condition.
Synonyms: 6). Lax (Adjective)
repair, repairing, fixing, mending, refurbishment, reco Definition: relaxed
nditioning, rehabilitation Synonyms: take it easy, take time off, take time out,
Usage: the restoration of Andrew's sight slack off, be at leisure
Usage: muscles have more potential energy when they
15th Feb 2018 are stretched than when they are lax
1).Garrison (Noun)
Definition: a group of troops stationed in a fortress or 7). Relies (Verb)
town to defend it. Definition: depend on with full trust or confidence
Synonyms: armed force, force, military detachment, Synonyms: depend, count, bank, place reliance,
military unit, unit, platoon, brigade bargain, plan, reckon
Usage: the entire garrison was mustered on the parade Usage: I know I can rely on your discretion
ground
8). Calibre (Noun)
2). Worrisome (Adjective) Definition: the quality of someone's character or the
Definition: causing anxiety or concern level of their ability.
Synonyms:worrying, daunting, alarming, perturbing, t Synonyms:
rying, taxing, vexatious, niggling, bothersome quality, merit, distinction, character, worth, stature, ex
Usage: a worrisome problem cellence
Usage: they could ill afford to lose a man of his
3). Infiltrating (Verb) calibre
Definition: enter or gain access to (an organization,
place, etc.) surreptitiously and gradually, especially in 9). Enacted (Verb)
order to acquire secret information Definition: make (a bill or other proposal) law
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Synonyms: make law, pass, approve, ratify, validate, Definition: critical observation or examination
sanction, authorize, accept Synonyms: careful examination, inspection, survey,
Usage: legislation was enacted to attract international scan, study, perusal
companies Usage: every aspect of local government was placed
under scrutiny
10). Assuaged (Verb)
Definition: make (an unpleasant feeling) less intense. 16th Feb 2018
Synonyms: 1). Maverick (Noun)
relieve, ease, alleviate, soothe, mitigate, dampen, allay Definition: independent person, unorthodox person.
Usage: the letter assuaged the fears of most members Synonyms: individualist, nonconformist, free
spirit, unorthodox person, unconventional person
11). Tantamount (Adjective) Usage: he's the maverick of the senate
Definition: equivalent in seriousness to; virtually the
same as 2). Astounding (Adjective)
Synonyms: equivalent to, equal to, amounting to, as Definition: surprisingly impressive or notable
good as, more or less, synonymous with Synonyms: amazing, astonishing, staggering,
Usage: the resignations were tantamount to an shocking, surprising, breathtaking
admission of guilt Usage: the summit offers astounding views
12). Dispensation (Noun) 3). Ostensibly (Adverb)

Definition: exemption from a rule or usual Definition: as appears or is stated to be true, though
requirement not necessarily so; apparently
Synonyms: Synonyms: apparently, seemingly, on the face of it, to
exemption, immunity, exception, exclusion, exoneratio all appearances, on the surface, to all intents
n, freedom, release Usage: the party secretary resigned, ostensibly from
Usage: although she was too young, she was given ill health
special dispensation to play before her birthday
4). Verge (Noun)
13). Reverberations (Noun) Definition: an extreme limit beyond which something
Definition: a continuing effect; a repercussion specified will happen.
Synonyms: resounding, pulsation, vibration, ringing, Synonyms: brink, threshold, edge, point, dawn
peal, boom, booming, rumble, rumbling, roll, pound, Usage: I was on the verge of tears
pounding
Usage: the attack has had reverberations around the 5). Crony (Noun)
world Definition: a close friend or companion
Synonyms: friendly, familiar, mate
14). Rendered (Verb) Usage: he went gambling with his cronies
Definition: provide or give (a service, help, etc.).
Synonyms: give, provide, supply, furnish, make 6). Incurring (verb)
available, contribute Definition: become subject to (something unwelcome
Usage: money serves as a reward for services or unpleasant) as a result of one's own behaviour or
rendered actions.
Synonyms: suffer, sustain, experience, bring upon
15). Scrutiny (Noun) oneself, expose oneself to
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Usage: I will pay any expenses incurred Definition: a policy or system of segregation or
discrimination on grounds of race
7). Orchestrate (Verb) Synonyms: division, segregation,
Definition: plan or coordinate the elements of (a Usage: sexual apartheid
situation) to produce a desired effect, especially
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Synonyms: organize, arrange, put together, plan, set 1). Viable (Adjective)
up, bring about, manage, mobilize Definition: capable of surviving or living successfully,
Usage: the situation has been orchestrated by a tiny especially under particular environmental conditions
minority Synonyms: practical, applicable, usable, manageable,
operable
8). Meteoric (Adjective) Usage: the largest and most viable population of this
Definition: very rapid endangered vetch
Synonyms:
rapid, lightning, swift, fast, quick, speedy, breakneck
Usage: her meteoric rise to the top of her profession 2). Riparian (Adjective)
Definition: relating to or situated on the banks of a
river.
9). Circumventing (Verb) Synonyms: shoreline, riverine, littoral, riverside,
Definition: find a way around (an obstacle) coastal, nearshore
Synonyms: avoid, get round, find a way Usage: all the riparian states must sign an agreement
round, evade, get past, bypass, sidestep, dodge
Usage: if you come to an obstruction in a road you can 3). Detract (Verb)
seek to circumvent it Definition: diminish the worth or value of (a quality
or achievement)
10). Moniker (Noun) Synonyms: belittle, take away
Definition: a name from, diminish, reduce, lessen, minimize, lower
Synonyms: nick name, byname Usage: these quibbles in no way detract from her
Usage: his real moniker is Dave Kennedy achievement
11). Racketeering (Noun) 4). Sluices (Noun)

Definition: dishonest and fraudulent business dealings Definition: a sliding gate or other device for
Synonyms: malpractice, misuse controlling the flow of water, especially one in a lock
Usage: racketeering ensnared the economy gate
Synonyms: Gate value, Opening.
12). Colluded (Verb) Usage: the water gushed through the sluices
Definition: come to a secret understanding; conspire.
Synonyms: conspire, connive, intrigue, be hand in 5). Cavil (Verb)
glove, plot, participate in a conspiracy, collaborate Definition: make petty or unnecessary objections
Usage: the president accused his opponents of Synonyms:
colluding with foreigners complain, carp, grumble, moan, grouse, grouch, whine
, bleat
13). Apartheid (Noun) Usage: they cavilled at the cost

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6). Adjudicative (Verb)

Definition: to settle or determine (an issue or dispute) 13). Shambles (Noun)
judicially Definition: a state of total disorder.
Synonyms: Conclusion, decision, determination. Synonyms:
Usage: This is the adjudicative for this problem chaos, mess, muddle, confusion, disorder, disarray, dis
organization, havoc
7). Dithering (Verb) Usage: my career was in a shambles
Definition: be indecisive
Synonyms: 14). Heed (Verb)
hesitate, falter, waver, teeter, vacillate, oscillate, fluctu Definition: pay attention to; take notice of.
ate, change one's mind Synonyms: pay attention to, take notice of, take note
Usage: I can't bear people who dither of, pay heed to, be heedful of, attend to
Usage: he should have heeded the warnings
8). Obliged (Verb)
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to do something. 1). Fissures (Noun)
Synonyms: require, compel, bind, make, constrain, Definition: a state of incompatibility or disagreement
obligate, force, put under an obligation Synonyms: difference of opinion, dispute
Usage: doctors are obliged by law to keep patients Usage: a fissure between philosophy and reality
alive while there is a chance of recovery
2). Fragile (Adjective)
9). Reluctant (Adjective) Definition: easily destroyed or threatened.
Definition: unwilling and hesitant; disinclined Synonyms: tenuous, easily broken, easily destroyed,
Synonyms: unwilling, disinclined, unenthusiastic, easily threatened, vulnerable
grudging, resistant, resisting, opposed Usage: you have a fragile grip on reality
Usage: today, many ordinary people are still reluctant
to talk about politics 3). Mammoth (Adjective)
Definition: Huge, Very large
10). Conscientious (Adjective) Synonyms:
Definition: wishing to do one's work or duty well and huge, enormous, gigantic, giant, colossal, massive, vas
thoroughly. t, immense, mighty
Synonyms: Usage: a mammoth corporation
Usage: a conscientious man, he took his duties very
seriously 4). Scandal (Noun)
Definition: an action or event regarded as morally or
11). Empanelled (Verb) legally wrong and causing general public outrage
Definition: enrol (someone) on to a jury Synonyms: outrageous wrongdoing, outrageous
Usage: several of her friends have been empanelled behaviour, immoral behaviour, unethical behaviour
Usage: a bribery scandal involving one of his key
12). Elusive (Adjective) supporters
Definition: difficult to find, catch, or achieve
Synonyms: difficult to catch/find, difficult to track 5). Amidst (Adjective)
down Definition: easy to confuse,
Usage: success will become ever more elusive
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Synonyms: complicate, muddle, jumble, garble, make Usage: a former employee swore an affidavit relating
complex, make to his claim for unfair dismissal
Usage: I stood amidst the familiar instruments
11). Amassing (Verb)
6). Disillusionment (Noun) Definition: gather together or accumulate (a large
Definition: a feeling of disappointment resulting from amount or number of material or things) over a period
the discovery that something is not as good as one of time.
believed it to be. Synonyms: gather, collect, assemble
Synonyms: disenchantment, Usage: he amassed a fortune estimated at close to a
disillusionment, disappointment, disaffection, million pounds
dissatisfaction
Usage: the high abstention rate at the election reflected 12). Laudable (Adjective)
the voters' growing disillusionment with politics Definition: (of an action, idea, or aim) deserving
praise and commendation.
7). Verdicts (Noun) Synonyms:
Definition: a decision on an issue of fact in a civil or praiseworthy, commendable, admirable, meritorious,
criminal case or an inquest worthy, deserving, creditable
Synonyms: Usage: laudable though the aim might be, the results
judgement, adjudication, adjudgement, decision, findin have been criticized
g, ruling, resolution
Usage: the jury returned a verdict of not guilt 20th Feb 2018
1). Generous (Adjective)
8). Conviction (Noun) Definition: (of a thing) larger or more plentiful than is
Definition: a formal declaration by the verdict of a usual or necessary
jury or the decision of a judge in a court of law that Synonyms:
someone is guilty of a criminal offence. lavish, plentiful, copious, ample, liberal, munificent, b
Synonyms: declaration/pronouncement of guilt, ountiful, large, huge, great
sentence, judgment Usage: a generous helping of pasta
Usage: she had a previous conviction for a similar
offence 2). Imperative (Adjective)
Definition: of vital importance; crucial.
9). Antecedents (Noun) Synonyms: vitally important, of vital importance, all-
Definition: a thing that existed before or logically important, vital, crucial, critical, essential
precedes another. Usage: immediate action was imperative
Synonyms: precursor, forerunner, predecessor
Usage: some antecedents to the African novel might 3). Amid (Preposition)
exist in Africa's oral traditions Definition: surrounded by; in the middle of.
Synonyms: in the middle of, surrounded
10). Affidavits (Noun) by, among, amongst, between, in the thick of
Definition: a written statement confirmed by oath or Usage: our dream home, set amid magnificent rolling
affirmation, for use as evidence in court. countryside
Synonyms: evidence, legal instrument, official
document. 4). Implications (Noun)

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Definition: the conclusion that can be drawn from Synonyms: weight, mass
something although it is not explicitly stated. Usage: he was buckle-kneed from the heft of his
Synonyms: staggering load
suggestion, inference, insinuation, innuendo, hint, inti
mation, imputation, indication 11). Mere (Adjective)
Usage: the implication is that no one person at the Definition: used to emphasize how small or
bank is responsible insignificant someone or something is
Synonyms:
5). Encompassed (Verb) trifling, meagre, bare, trivial, paltry, basic, scant, scant
Definition: surround and have or hold within. y, skimpy, minimal,
Synonyms: surround, enclose, ring, encircle, slender
circumscribe, skirt, bound, border, fringe Usage: questions that cannot be answered by mere
Usage: this area of London encompasses Piccadilly to mortals
the north and St James's Park to the south
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6). Stiff (Adjective) 1). Consortium (Noun)
Definition: severe or strong. Definition: an association, typically of several
Synonyms: companies.
harsh, severe, hard, punitive, punishing, stringent, swin Synonyms: gang, group
geing Usage: the amount awarded for loss of consortium
Usage: they face stiff fines and a possible jail sentence must be included
7). Ethnic (Adjective) 2). Siphoning (Verb)

Definition: relating to a population subgroup (within a Definition: draw off or transfer over a period of time,
larger or dominant national or cultural group) with a especially illegally or unfairly
common national or cultural tradition. Synonyms: Convey, carry
Synonyms: racial, race-related, ethnological, genetic, Usage: he's been siphoning money off the firm
inherited
Usage: ethnic and cultural rights and traditions 3). Malfeasance (Noun)
Definition: wrongdoing, especially (US) by a public
8). Hitched (Verb) official.
Definition: move (something) into a different position Synonyms: malpractice, malfunction, dishonest
with a jerk Usage: malfeasance in the financial world are
Synonyms: pull, jerk, hike, lift, raise currently being investigated.
Usage: she hitched up her skirt and ran
4). Infuse (Verb)
9). Wagon (Noun) Definition: fill; pervade.
Definition: a vehicle used for transporting goods or Synonyms:
another specified purpose fill, pervade, permeate, suffuse, charge, saturate, imbu
Synonyms: vehicle, car, carriage e, inspire
Usage: a timber wagon Usage: her work is infused with an anger born of pain
and oppression
10). Heft (Verb)
Definition: the weight of someone or something 5). Intent (Noun)
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Definition: determined to do (something) Definition: cruel and oppressive government or rule

Synonyms: Synonyms: despotism, absolutism, absolute
bent, set, determined, insistent, fixed, resolved, hell- power, autocracy, dictatorship
bent, keen Usage: refugees fleeing tyranny and oppression
Usage: the government was intent on achieving
greater efficiency 12). Ingrained (Adjective)
Definition: (of a habit, belief, or attitude) firmly fixed
6). Undaunted (Adjective) or established; difficult to change.
Definition: not intimidated or discouraged by Synonyms: entrenched, established, fixed, implanted,
difficulty, danger, or disappointment. deep-rooted
Synonyms: Usage: his deeply ingrained Catholic convictions
unafraid, undismayed, unalarmed, unflinching, unshrin
king, unabashed, unfaltering 13). Juncture (Noun)
Usage: they were undaunted by the huge amount of Definition: a particular point in events or time.
work needed Synonyms: point, point in
time, time, moment, moment in time, stage
7). Myriad (Noun) Usage: it is difficult to say at this juncture whether
Definition: a countless or extremely great number of this upturn can be sustained
people or things.
Synonyms: multitude, a large/great 22nd Feb 2018
number/quantity, a lot, scores, quantities, mass 1). Foiled (Verb)
Usage: myriads of insects danced around the light Definition: prevent (something considered wrong or
above my head undesirable) from succeeding
Synonyms: thwart, frustrate, counter, oppose, baulk,
8). Mooted (Verb) disappoint, impede, obstruct
Definition: raise (a question or topic) for discussion; Usage: a brave policewoman foiled the armed robbery
suggest (an idea or possibility)
Synonyms: raise, bring up, broach, mention, put 2).Shelled (Verb)
forward, introduce, advance, present Definition: having a protective outer case or covering.
Usage: the scheme was first mooted last October Synonyms: protection, cover, preserving.
Usage: crabs and other shelled creatures
9). Loopholes (Noun)
Definition: an ambiguity or inadequacy in the law or a 3).Monstrosity (Noun)
set of rules Definition: a thing which is outrageously evil or
Synonyms: means of evasion/avoidance, means of wrong
escape, escape clause, escape route Synonyms: mutant, mutation, freak, freak of nature,
Usage: they exploited tax loopholes monster, abortion, malformation
Usage: how could anyone be capable of such
10). Senators (Noun) monstrosities?
Definition: a member of a senate, in particular a
member of the US Senate 4).Brutality (Noun)
Usage: Senator Vandenburg Definition: savage physical violence; great cruelty
Synonyms: savagery, cruelty, bloodthirstiness,
11). Tyranny (Noun) viciousness, ferocity, barbarity
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Usage: brutality against civilians Usage: it's ludicrous that I have been fined
5).Unleashed (Verb) 11).Stymie (Verb)

Definition: cause (a strong or violent force) to be Definition: prevent or hinder the progress of.
released or become unrestrained Synonyms: impede, interfere with, hamper, hinder,
Synonyms: discharge, release, free obstruct, inhibit, frustrate.
Usage: the failure of the talks could unleash more Usage: the changes must not be allowed to stymie
fighting new medical treatments
6).Detractors (Noun) 12).Ushering (Verb)

Definition: a person who disparages someone or Definition: cause or mark the start of something new
something Synonyms: herald, mark the start of, signal, announce,
Synonyms: critic, disparager, denigrator, deprecator, give notice of, ring in, show in
belittler, attacker Usage: the railways ushered in an era of cheap mass
Usage: the island, say its detractors, has been travel
devoured by development
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7).Assaulting (Verb) 1). Arena (Noun)
Definition: make a physical attack on. Definition: a place or scene of activity, debate, or
Synonyms: hit, strike, physically attack, aim blows at, conflict.
slap, smack, beat, thrash Synonyms: area, scene, sphere, realm, province,
Usage: he pleaded guilty to assaulting a police officer domain, sector, forum, territory
Usage: he has re-entered the political arena
8).Accused (Verb)
Definition: charge (someone) with an offence or 2). Averse (Adjective)
crime. Definition: having a strong dislike of or opposition to
Synonyms: charge with, indict for, arraign for, take to something.
court for, put on trial for, bring to trial for Synonyms: opposed to, against, antipathetic
Usage: he was accused of murdering his wife's lover to, hostile to, antagonistic to, unfavourably disposed
to
9).Solidarity (Noun) Usage: as a former CIA director, he is not averse to
Definition: unity or agreement of feeling or action, secrecy
especially among individuals with a common interest;
mutual support within a group. 3). Inevitably (Adverb)
Synonyms: unanimity, unity, like-mindedness, Definition: as is certain to happen; unavoidably.
agreement, accord, harmony, consensus Synonyms: naturally, automatically, as a matter of
Usage: factory workers voiced solidarity with the course, necessarily, of necessity, by force of
striking students Usage: inevitably some details are already out of date
10).Ludicrous (Adjective) 4). Contention (Noun)

Definition: so foolish, unreasonable, or out of place as Definition: an assertion, especially one maintained in
to be amusing. argument.
Synonyms: absurd, ridiculous, farcical, laughable, Synonyms:
risible, preposterous, foolish, idiotic, stupid
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Usage: Freud's contention that all dreams were wish 11). Laggard (Noun)
fulfilment Definition: a person who makes slow progress and
falls behind others.
5). Chunk (Noun) Synonyms: straggler, loiterer, lingerer, dawdler,
Definition: a thick, solid piece of something. sluggard, slug, snail, delayer, idler, loafer
Synonyms: Usage: staff were under enormous pressure and there
lump, hunk, wedge, block, slab, square, nugget, nub was no time for laggards
Usage: huge chunks of masonry littered the street
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6). Stardom (Noun) 1). Vying (Verb)
Definition: the state or status of being a very famous Definition: compete eagerly with someone in order to
or talented entertainer or sports player. do or achieve something
Synonyms: famous, well Synonyms: compete, contend, contest, struggle, fight,
known, celebrated, prominent, famed, popular battle, cross swords
Usage: her rise to stardom has been meteoric Usage: the athletes were vying for a place in the
British team
7). Neonatal (Adjective)
Definition: relating to newborn children (or other 2). Averse (Adjective)
mammals). Definition: having a strong dislike of or opposition to
Synonyms: infant, new born. something
Usage: special attention is given to mortality in the Synonyms: opposed to, against, antipathetic to, hostile
neonatal period to, antagonistic to
Usage: as a former CIA director, he is not averse to
8). Staggering (Verb) secrecy
Definition: walk or move unsteadily, as if about to
fall. 3). Articulate (Verb)
Synonyms: lurch, walk Definition: pronounce (something) clearly and
unsteadily, reel, sway, teeter, totter, stumble, wobble, distinctly
move clumsily Synonyms: express, give expression to, voice, give
Usage: he staggered to his feet, swaying a little voice to, vocalize, put in words
Usage: he articulated each word with precision
9). Sepsis (Noun)
Definition: the presence in tissues of harmful bacteria 4). Credible (Adjective)
and their toxins, typically through infection of a Definition: able to be believed; convincing.
wound. Synonyms: acceptable, trustworthy, reliable,
Usage: He was suffering from Sepsis from 2017. dependable, sure, good, valid
Usage: few people found his story credible
10). Asphyxia (Noun)
Definition: a condition arising when the body is 5). Joust (Verb)
deprived of oxygen, causing unconsciousness or death; Definition: engage in a sporting contest in which two
suffocation. opponents on horseback fight with lances.
Usage: She was suffered by Asphyxia during her Synonyms: enter the lists, tourney, tilt, break a lance;
pregnancy. fight, spar, contend, clash

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Usage: to joust, a man must have an opponent to ride Definition: the deliberate killing of a large group of
against people, especially those of a particular nation or ethnic
group
6).Acute (Adjective) Synonyms: racial killing, massacre, wholesale
Definition: present or experienced to a severe or slaughter, mass slaughter, wholesale killing
intense degree. Usage: a campaign of genocide
Synonyms: severe, critical, drastic, dire, dreadful,
terrible, awful, grave 2). Itinerary (Noun)
Usage: an acute housing shortage Definition: a travel document recording a route or
journey
7). Reticent (Adjective) Synonyms: planned
Definition: not revealing one's thoughts or feelings route, route, journey, way, road, path, course
readily. Usage: we will send you an itinerary
Synonyms: reserved, withdrawn, introverted, 3). Penultimate (Adjective)
restrained, inhibited, diffident Definition: last but one in a series of things; second
Usage: she was extremely reticent about her personal last.
affairs Synonyms: next to last
Usage: the penultimate chapter of the book
8). Restraint (Noun)
Definition: a measure or condition that keeps someone 4). Delegation (Noun)
or something under control Definition: a body of delegates or representatives; a
Synonyms: constraint, check, control, restriction, deputation.
limitation, curtailment Synonyms:
Usage: decisions are made within the financial deputation, delegacy, legation, (diplomatic)
restraints of the budget mission, commission
Usage: a delegation of teachers
9). Strife (Noun)
Definition: angry or bitter disagreement over 5). Denied (Verb)
fundamental issues; conflict Definition: state that one refuses to admit the truth or
Synonyms: conflict, friction, discord, disagreement, existence of.
dissension, variance, dispute Synonyms: contradict, repudiate, gainsay, declare
Usage: strife within the community untrue, dissent from, disagree with
Usage: both firms deny any responsibility for the
10). Evoke (Verb) tragedy
Definition: bring or recall (a feeling, memory, or
image) to the conscious mind 6). Discreetly (Adverb)
Synonyms: bring to mind, call to mind, put one in Definition: in a careful and prudent manner, especially
mind of, call up, invoke in order to keep something confidential or to avoid
Usage: the sight evoked pleasant memories of his embarrassment.
childhood Synonyms:
careful, circumspect, cautious, wary, chary, guarded, cl
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1). Genocide (Noun) Usage: he discreetly inquired whether the position
was still available
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Synonyms:
7). Entourage (Noun) murder, kill, execute, slaughter, butcher, liquidate, eli
Definition: a group of people attending or surrounding minate, exterminate
an important person. Usage: the organization's leader had been assassinated
Synonyms: four months before the coup
retinue, escort, company, cortège, train, suite, court, st
aff, bodyguard 13). Augur (Verb)
Usage: an entourage of loyal courtiers Definition: (of an event or circumstance) portend a
good or bad outcome
8). Rupture (Verb) Synonyms: portend, herald, be a sign of, be an
Definition: breach or disturb (a harmonious feeling or indication of, be a warning of, warn of, forewarn of, be
situation). an omen of, be a harbinger of
Synonyms: sever, break, cut off, break off, breach, Usage: the end of the cold war seemed to augur well
disrupt
Usage: once trust and confidence has been ruptured it 14). Upheaval (Noun)
can be difficult to regain Definition: a violent or sudden change or disruption to
9). Reckoning (Noun) something.
Definition: the avenging or punishing of past mistakes Synonyms:
or misdeeds. disruption, upset, disturbance, trouble, turbulence
Synonyms: retribution, fate, doom, nemesis, Usage: major upheavals in the financial markets
judgement, punishment, what is coming to someone
Usage: the fear of being brought to reckoning 27th Feb 2018
1). Assertive (Adjective)
10). Ceding (Verb) Definition: having or showing a confident and
Definition: give up (power or territory) forceful personality
Synonyms: surrender, concede, relinquish, yield, part Synonyms: confident, forceful, self-confident,
with, give up positive, bold, decisive, assured, self-assured, self-
Usage: in 1874, the islands were ceded to Britain possessed
Usage: the job may call for assertive behaviour
11). Lured (Verb)
Definition: tempt (a person or animal) to do 2). Stint (Noun)
something or to go somewhere, especially by offering Definition: limitation of supply or effort
some form of reward. Synonyms: limit, boundary
Synonyms: Usage: a collector with an eye for quality and the
tempt, entice, attract, induce, coax, persuade, inveigle, means to indulge it without stint
allure, seduce, win over, cajole
Usage: the child was lured into a car but managed to 3). Manoeuvre (Verb)
escape Definition: move skilfully or carefully
Synonyms:
12). Assassinated (Verb) steer, guide, drive, negotiate, navigate, pilot, direct, ma
Definition: murder (an important person) for political nipulate, move, work
or religious reasons. Usage: the lorry was unable to manoeuvre
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4). Amend (Verb) 10). Kitschy (Adjective)

Definition: make minor changes to (a text, piece of Definition: something of tawdry design, appearance,
legislation, etc.) in order to make it fairer or more or content created to appeal to popular or
accurate, or to reflect changing circumstances. undiscriminating taste.
Synonyms: revise, alter, change, modify, qualify, Synonyms: famous, popular
adapt, adjust Usage: the "kitschy" family
Usage: the rule was amended to apply only to non-
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1). Blatant (Adjective)
5). Antithesis (Noun) Definition: done openly and unashamedly.
Definition: a person or thing that is the direct opposite Synonyms:
of someone or something else. flagrant, glaring, obvious, undisguised, unconcealed, o
Synonyms: opposite, converse, reverse, reversal, vert, open, transparent
inverse, obverse Usage: blatant lies
Usage: love is the antithesis of selfishness
2). Jeopardized (Verb)
6). Cults (Noun) Definition: put (someone or something) into a
Definition: a person or thing that is popular or situation in which there is a danger of loss, harm, or
fashionable among a particular group or section of failure
society. Synonyms:
Synonyms: craze, fashion, fad, vogue; informal thing threaten, endanger, imperil, menace, risk, put at
Usage: the series has become a bit of a cult in the UK risk, expose to risk, put in danger
Usage: a devaluation of the dollar would jeopardize
7). Contemporaries (Noun) New York's position as a financial centre
Definition: a person or thing living or existing at the
same time as another. 3). Formidable (Adjective)
Synonyms: peer, fellow; rarecompeer, coeval Definition: inspiring fear or respect through being
Usage: he was a contemporary of Darwin impressively large, powerful, intense, or capable.
Synonyms: intimidating, forbidding, redoubtable,
8). Fiefdoms (Noun) daunting, alarming, frightening, terrifying, petrifying
Definition: a territory or sphere of operation Usage: a formidable opponent
controlled by a particular person or group.
Synonyms: organization, control 4). Strictures (Noun)
Usage: a mafia boss who has turned the town into his Definition: a restriction on a person or activity.
private fiefdom Synonyms: constraint, restriction, limitation, control,
restraint, straitjacket, curb, check
9). Entrench (Verb) Usage: the strictures imposed by the British Board of
Definition: establish (an attitude, habit, or belief) so Film Censors
firmly that change is very difficult or unlikely.
Synonyms: 5). Plethora (Noun)
establish, settle, ensconce, lodge, set, root, install, plan Definition: a large or excessive amount of something.
t, embed, anchor, seat Synonyms: large, huge amount.
Usage: ageism is entrenched in our society Usage: a plethora of committees and subcommittees

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Synonyms: straggler, loiterer, lingerer, dawdler, Usage: every aspect of local government was placed
sluggard, slug, snail, delayer, idler, loafer, lounger under scrutiny

Usage: staff were under enormous pressure and
there was no time for laggards 6). Lobbing (Verb) –िें कना
Definition: throw or hit (a ball or missile) in a high arc.
2). Buoyancy (Noun) –उछाल Synonyms: throw, toss, fling, pitch, shy, hurl, pelt,
Definition: a cheerful and optimistic attitude or sling, loft, cast, let fly with, flip
disposition. Usage: he lobbed the ball over their heads
Synonyms:
cheerfulness, cheeriness, happiness, light- 7). Surge (Noun) –महोर्मम
heartedness, care freeness, brightness Definition: of a crowd or a natural force) move
Usage: She is a buoyancy person suddenly and powerfully forward or upward.

Synonyms:
3). Undergirded (Verb) –समथथन करना gush, rush, stream, flow, burst, pour, cascade, spill, ov
Definition: provide support or a firm basis for. erflow, brim over

Synonyms: support, back up, strengthen Usage: the journalists surged forward
Usage: that's a philosophy that needs to undergird
retailers' business plans this year 8). Offensive (Ajective) –अपमानजनक
Definition: actively aggressive; attacking.
4). Leeway (Noun) –अनुिातगमन Synonyms:
Definition: the amount of freedom to move or act that hostile, attacking, aggressive, invading, incursive, com
is available. bative, threatening
Synonyms: freedom, scope, room to Usage: offensive operations against the insurgents
manoeuvre, latitude, elbow room, slack, space, room
Usage: the government had greater leeway to 9). Fortified (Verb)-फकलाबंद

introduce reforms Definition: provide (a place) with defensive works as
protection against attack.
5). Scrutiny (Noun) –संिीक्षा Synonyms: build defences round, strengthen with
Definition: critical observation or examination. defensive works, secure, protect

Usage: the whole town was heavily fortified
Synonyms: careful examination, inspection, survey,
scan, study, perusal

10). Stalemate (Noun) –गजतरोध

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7). Forfeiture (Noun) – ज़ब्ती Definition: show or feel barely suppressed anger or
Definition: the loss or giving up of something as a other strong emotion.

penalty for wrongdoing. Synonyms: be furious, be enraged, be angry, be
Synonyms: confiscation, sequestration, loss, losing, incensed, be infuriated, be beside oneself
denial Usage: she was simmering with resentment
Usage: magistrates ordered the forfeiture of his

computer 12). Entrenched (Verb) – स्थाजपत करना
Definition: establish (an attitude, habit, or belief) so
8). Enshrined (Verb) – प्रजतष्ठाजपत करना firmly that change is very difficult or unlikely.
Definition: preserve (a right, tradition, or idea) in a Synonyms:
form that ensures it will be protected and respected. establish, settle, ensconce, lodge, set, root, install, pla
Synonyms: set down, set out, spell out, express, lay nt, embed, anchor
down, set in stone, embody, realize Usage: ageism is entrenched in our society
Usage: the right of all workers to strike was enshrined
in the new constitution 13). Squandered (Verb) – गंिाना

Definition: waste (something, especially money or
9). Treason (Noun) – परदारगमन time) in a reckless and foolish manner.
Definition: the crime of betraying one's country, Synonyms: waste, misspend, misuse, throw
especially by attempting to kill or overthrow the away, dissipate, fritter away, run through, lose, lavish
sovereign or government. Usage: £100m of taxpayers' money has been
Synonyms: treachery, lese- squandered on administering the tax
majesty; disloyalty, betrayal, faithlessness, perfidy
Usage: they were convicted of treason
10). Usher (Verb) – भेंट करिाना,फकसीको रास्ता फदखाना

Definition: show or guide (someone) somewhere.
Synonyms:
escort, accompany, help, assist, take, show, see, lead
, show someone the way

Usage: a waiter ushered me to a table
11). Simmering (Verb) – क्रोध की अिस्था में बने रहना

Definition: an uncontrolled outburst of anger and 7). Protracted (Adjective) – फदघथकाजलक
frustration, typically in a young child. Definition: lasting for a long time or longer than
Synonyms: fit of temper, fit of rage, fit of expected or usual.
pique, fit, outburst, flare-up, blow- Synonyms: lengthy, Continued, enduring.
up, pet, paroxysm, frenzy Usage: a protracted and bitter dispute
Usage: he has temper tantrums if he can't get his own

way 8). Bedfellows (Noun) – जनकट सम्बन्ध
Definition: a person or thing allied or closely
4). Subdued (Adjective) – मातहत connected with another.

Definition: (of a person or their manner) quiet and Synonyms: caller, customer, client, inmate.
rather reflective or depressed. Usage: big business and politics were inseparable
Synonyms: sombre, low-spirited, downcast, sad, bedfellows

dejected, depressed, low, gloomy
Usage: I felt strangely subdued as I drove home 9). Hamper (Noun) – टोकरी,टोकनी
Definition: a basket with a carrying handle and a

5). Undercurrent (Noun) – अदृष्ट प्रभाि hinged lid, used for food, cutlery, and plates on a
Definition: an underlying feeling or influence, picnic.
especially one that is contrary to the prevailing Synonyms: basket, pannier, wickerwork basket
atmosphere and is not expressed openly. Usage: a picnic hamper
Synonyms:
undertone, overtone, suggestion, connotation, implicat 10). Incumbent (Adjective) – अिलंबी
ion, intimation, Definition: necessary for (someone) as a duty or
hint, nuance, trace responsibility.

Usage: racial undercurrents Synonyms:
binding, obligatory, mandatory, necessary, compulsor

6). Disenchanted (Verb) – मोहभंग होना y, required,
Definition: cause (someone) to be disappointed. requisite, essential
Synonyms: disillusioned, disappointed, let down, fed Usage: the government realized that it was incumbent
up, dissatisfied, discontented, disabused on them to act

Usage: he may have been disenchanted by the loss of
his huge following

12). Strive (Verb) -- प्रयास करना
8). Massacres (Verb) – नरसंहार Definition: struggle or fight vigorously.

Definition: deliberately and brutally kill (many people). Synonyms: try, try hard, attempt, endeavour, aim,
Synonyms: aspire, venture, undertake, seek
slaughter, butcher, murder, kill, annihilate, exterminate Usage: scholars must strive against bias
, execute
Usage: thousands were brutally massacred by 13). Apprehensive (Adjective) – आशंकािान
soldiers Definition: anxious or fearful that something bad or
unpleasant will happen.

9). Presumably (Adverb) – शायद Synonyms:
Definition: used to convey that what is asserted is very anxious, alarmed, worried, uneasy, nervous, concerne
likely though not known for certain. d, agitated

Synonyms: I assume, I expect, I believe, I presume, I Usage: he felt apprehensive about going home
take it, I suppose, I imagine, I dare say
Usage: it was not yet ten o'clock, so presumably the 14). Levy (Verb) – कर लगाना
boys were still at the pub Definition: impose (a tax, fee, or fine).
Synonyms:
10). Triumphalism (Noun) – अजभभूत impose, charge, exact, demand, raise, collect, gather
Definition: excessive exultation over one's success or Usage: a tax of two per cent was levied on all
achievements (used especially in a political context). cargoes.
Synonyms: Awarding, winning, proved
Usage: an air of triumphalism reigns in his
administration
11). Impunity (Noun) – माफ़ी

Definition: exemption from punishment or freedom
from the injurious consequences of an action.
Synonyms: immunity, indemnity, exemption from
punishment, freedom from punishment

Usage: the impunity enjoyed by military officers
implicated in civilian killings

Editorial 12-03-2018 Definition: teach (a person or group) to accept a set of
1). Scuttle (Noun) – जल्दी जल्दी दौड़ना beliefs uncritically.
Definition: run hurriedly or furtively with short quick Synonyms:
steps. brainwash, propagandize, proselytize, inculcate, re-
Synonyms: scamper, scurry, scramble, bustle, skip, educate, persuade
trot, hurry, hasten Usage: broadcasting was a vehicle for indoctrinating
Usage: a mouse scuttled across the floor the masses
2). Muddle (Verb) – गड़बड़ी करना 6). Confinement (Noun) – परररोध, कारािास
Definition: bring into a disordered or confusing state. Definition: the action of confining or state of being
Synonyms: confuse, mix up, jumble, jumble confined.
up, disarrange, disorganize, disorder, disturb Synonyms: imprisonment, internment, incarceration,
Usage: they were muddling up the cards custody, captivity, detention, restraint
Usage: he was immediately released from his
3). Annulled (Verb) – रद्द confinement
Definition: declare invalid (an official agreement,

decision, or result) 7). Curtailment (Noun) – कटौती
Synonyms: declare invalid, declare null and Definition: the action or fact of reducing or restricting
void, nullify, invalidate something.
Usage: the elections were annulled by the general Synonyms:
amid renewed protests reduction, cut, cutback, decrease, lessening, diminutio
n, retrenchment,
4). Ruse (Noun) – चाल shrinkage
Definition: an action intended to deceive someone; a Usage: the curtailment of human rights
trick.
Synonyms: ploy, stratagem, tactic, move, device, 8). Amid (Preposition) – के बीच में
scheme, trick, gambit, cunning plan, manoeuvre Definition: surrounded by; in the middle of.
Usage: Emma tried to think of a ruse to get Paul out of Synonyms: in the middle of, surrounded
the house by, among, amongst, between, in the thick of

Usage: our dream home, set amid magnificent rolling
5). Indoctrinated (Verb) – राज़ी करिाना countryside

9). Veracity (Noun) – सच्चाई Synonyms: outlying
Definition: conformity to facts; accuracy. districts, edges, fringes, suburbs, suburbia

Synonyms: truthfulness, truth, accuracy, Usage: he built a new factory on the outskirts of
accurateness, correctness, exactness Birmingham
Usage: officials expressed doubts concerning the
veracity of the story 14). Apocalypse (Noun) – क़यामत

Definition: the complete final destruction of the world,
10). Ordeal (Noun) – करठन परीक्षा as described in the biblical book of Revelation.
Definition: a very unpleasant and prolonged Synonyms: biohazard, damaging, deleterious,

experience. destabilize
Synonyms: painful/unpleasant experience, trial, Usage: the bell's ringing is supposed to usher in the
tribulation, test, nightmare, trauma Apocalypse

Usage: the ordeal of having to give evidence
15). Unanimously (Adverb) – सिथसजम्मजत से
11). Swayed (Verb) – बहना Definition: without opposition; with the agreement of
Definition: move or cause to move slowly or all people involved.
rhythmically backwards and forwards or from side to Synonyms: without opposition, with one accord, with
side. one mind, to a man, as one, one and all
Synonyms: Usage: a committee of MPs has unanimously agreed
swing, shake, oscillate, rock, undulate, move from to back his bill
side to side, move to and fro
Usage: he swayed slightly on his feet 16). Hostilities (Noun) – शत्रुता
Definition: hostile behaviour; unfriendliness or

12). Enclave (Noun) – क्षेत्र opposition.
Definition: a place or group that is different in Synonyms:

character from those surrounding it. antagonism, unfriendliness, bitterness, malevolence,
Synonyms: territory, territorial dominion, district malice, unkindness
Usage: the engineering department is traditionally a Usage: their hostility to all outsiders
male enclave
13). Outskirts (Noun) --- सरहद

Definition: the outer parts of a town or city.
Usage: at least he avoided vapid sloganeering Synonyms: envoy, ambassador, diplomat, delegate,
attaché, legate, consul, plenipotentiary, minister

4). Myriad (Adjective) – असंख्य, बेशुमार Usage: Envoy, go-between, intermediary.
Definition: countless or extremely great in number.
Synonyms: 9). Caveats (Noun) – चेतािजनयां
innumerable, countless, infinite, numberless, unlimited Definition: a warning or proviso of specific stipulations,
, untold, limitless, conditions, or limitations.
unnumbered Synonyms: warning, caution, admonition, monition,
Usage: he gazed at the myriad lights of the city red flag, alarm bells
Usage: there are a number of caveats which concern
5). Agrarian (Adjective) -- क्षेजत्रक the validity of the assessment results
Definition: relating to cultivated land or the cultivation

of land. 10). Efficacy (Noun) – प्रभािकाररता
Synonyms: Agriculture land, Field. Definition: the ability to produce a desired or intended
Usage: Brazil is rapidly diversifying its agrarian result.

economy Synonyms: Adequacy, competence, effectiveness.
Usage: there is little information on the efficacy of this
6). Unflustered (Adjective) -- उत्तेजजत नहीं होना treatment
Definition: not agitated; calm and self-controlled. होना
Synonyms: Unruffled, unconcerned, placid. 11). Baton (Noun) – छड़ी
Usage: she seemed surprisingly unflustered by the Definition: a thin stick used by a conductor to direct an
delay orchestra or choir.
Synonyms: stick, rod, staff, wand

7). Inconveniencing (Verb) – असुजिधाजनक होना Usage: the conductor stopped the orchestra with a tap
Definition: cause trouble or difficulty to. of his baton

Synonyms: trouble, bother, put out, put someone to
trouble, be a problem to, disrupt, be a nuisance to 12). Manoeuvres (Noun) – युद्धाभ्यास
Usage: noise and fumes from traffic would Definition: a movement or series of moves requiring
inconvenience residents skill and care.

8). Emissaries (Noun) – दूतों Synonyms:
Definition: a person sent as a diplomatic operation, exercise, activity, move, movement, action
representative on a special mission.
Usage: £100m of taxpayers' money has been
squandered on administering the tax 11). Clannishness (Noun) – खाजसयत

Definition: inclined to associate exclusively with the
7). Rivals (Verb) – प्रजतद्वंद्वी members of one's own group
Definition: be or seem to be equal or comparable to. Synonyms: exclusive, snobbish, distant, aloof, narrow.
Synonyms: compete with, vie with, match, be a match Usage: The clannishness of the mountaineer has
for, equal, emulate, measure up to, come up to, been the subject of much
compare with
Usage: the efficiency of the Bavarians rivals that of the 12). Invincible (Adjective) – अजेय
Viennese Definition: too powerful to be defeated or overcome.
Synonyms: invulnerable, indestructible,
8). Stinging (Verb) – ठग लेना unconquerable, unbeatable, indomitable, unassailable

Definition: swindle or exorbitantly overcharge Usage: an invincible warrior
(someone).
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Usage: I had to buy some boxer shorts at the last 1). Allusion (Noun) – संकेत
minute and got stung for £42.50! Definition: an expression designed to call something
to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or
9). Averse (Adjective) – प्रजतकू ल passing reference.
Definition: having a strong dislike of or opposition to Synonyms: reference to, mention of, comment
something. on, remark about, citation of, quotation of, hint at
Synonyms: opposed to, against, antipathetic Usage: an allusion to Shakespeare
to, hostile to, antagonistic to, unfavourably disposed to
Usage: as a former CIA director, he is not averse to 2). Diktats (Noun) -- िरमान
secrecy Definition: an order or decree imposed by someone in
power without popular consent.
10). Jettison (Verb) – अस्िीकार करना Synonyms: rule, law, code of practice
Definition: abandon or discard (someone or something Usage: a diktat from the Bundestag
that is no longer wanted).
Synonyms: dump, drop, ditch, discharge, eject, throw 3). Chasm (Noun) – खाई
out, empty out, pour out Definition: a deep fissure in the earth's surface.
Usage: the scheme was jettisoned
Synonyms: Synonyms: acrolect argot basilect cant
gorge, abyss, canyon, ravine, gully, gulf, pass, defile, colloquialism

couloir, crevasse Usage: dated terms that were once in common
Usage: a chasm a mile long parlance
4). Swirl (Verb) – ज़ुल्फ़ 8). Delinquent (Adjective) – अपराधी

Definition: move in a twisting or spiralling pattern. Definition: (typically of a young person) tending to
Synonyms: commit crime, particularly minor crime.
whirl, eddy, billow, spiral, wind, churn, swish, agitate, c Synonyms: lawless, lawbreaking, criminal, offending
irculate, revolve Usage: delinquent teenagers
Usage: the smoke was swirling around him
9). Looting (Verb) – लूटपाट करना

5). Ousted (Verb) – बेदखल Definition: steal goods from (a place), typically during
Definition: drive out or expel (someone) from a a war or riot.
position or place. Synonyms:

Synonyms: drive out, expel, force out, throw plunder, pillage, ransack, sack, raid, rifle, rob, burgle,
out, remove, remove from office/power, steal from
eject Usage: police confronted the protestors who were
Usage: the reformists were ousted from power looting shop
6). Incessant (Adjective) – जनरं तर 10). Reiterating (Verb) – बार बार दुहराना
Definition: (of something regarded as unpleasant) Definition: say something again or a number of times,
continuing without pause or interruption. typically for emphasis or clarity.

Synonyms: ceaseless, unceasing, constant, continual, Synonyms: repeat, say again, restate, retell,
unabating, interminable, endless recapitulate, go over (and over), iterate, rehearse

Usage: the incessant beat of the music Usage: she reiterated that the government would
remain steadfast in its support
7). Parlance (Noun) – बोलचाल, बातचीत
Definition: a particular way of speaking or using 11). Liquidate (Verb) – पररसमाप्त करना
words, especially a way common to those with a Definition: wind up the affairs of (a business) by
particular job or interest. ascertaining liabilities and apportioning assets.

Synonyms: close down, wind up, put into Usage: every killer has his own special modus
liquidation, dissolve, break up, disband, terminate operandi
Usage: if the company was liquidated, there would be

4). Slew (Verb) – झुलना
enough funds released to honour the debts
Definition: turn or slide violently or uncontrollably.
Synonyms: Abundance, aggregation, batch
12). Eloquent (Adjective) – सुििा Usage: the Renault slewed from side to side in the
Definition: clearly expressing or indicating something. snow
Synonyms:
expressive, sensitive, meaningful, suggestive, revealin 5). Realm (Noun) – क्षेत्र

Definition: a field or domain of activity or interest.
g, telling,
Synonyms:
significant, indicative
domain, sphere, area, field, department, arena
Usage: the bus journey alone is eloquent of class
Usage: the realm of applied chemistry
inequality
6). Rogue (Noun) -- दुष्ट आदमी

Editorial 17-03-2018 Definition: a dishonest or unprincipled man.
1). Outrageous (Adjective) – अपमानजनक Synonyms: scoundrel, villain, reprobate, rascal, good-
Definition: shockingly bad or excessive. for-nothing, wretch

Synonyms: shocking, disgraceful, scandalous, Usage: you are a rogue and an embezzler
atrocious, appalling, abhorrent
Usage: an outrageous act of bribery 7). Disgruntled (Adjective) – असंतुष्ट
Definition: angry or dissatisfied.
2). Flouting (Verb) – उल्लंघन करना Synonyms: dissatisfied, discontented, aggrieved,
Definition: openly disregard (a rule, law, or resentful, fed up
convention). Usage: judges receive letters from disgruntled
Synonyms: defy, refuse to obey, go against, rebel members of the public
against, scorn, disdain, show contempt for
Usage: the advertising code is being flouted 8). Aggrieved (Adjective) – व्यजथत
Definition: feeling resentment at having been unfairly
3). Modus operandi (Noun) – कायथप्रणाली treated.
Definition: a particular way or method of doing Synonyms:
something.
resentful, affronted, indignant, disgruntled, discontente
Synonyms: method of
d, angry, distressed, unhappy
working, method, way, MO, manner, technique,
Usage: they were aggrieved at the outcome
style, procedure, approach
3). Obscene (Adjective) – अश्लील

9). Aggravating (Verb) – उत्तेजक Definition: offending against moral principles;
Definition: make (a problem, injury, or offence) worse
repugnant.
or more serious.
Synonyms:
Synonyms: distractive, painful, stressful, tiresome,
shocking, scandalous, vile, foul, atrocious, outrageous
troubling, trying, worrisome
Usage: military action would only aggravate the , heinous, wicked, evil, odious
situation Usage: using animals' skins for fur coats is obscene
10). Morphed (Verb) – बदला गया 4). Deliberate (Adjective) – जानबूझकर

Definition: undergo or cause to undergo a gradual
Definition: done consciously and intentionally.
process of transformation.
Synonyms: intentional, calculated, conscious, done
Synonyms: Modify, Transform, Alter
on purpose, intended, planned, meant
Usage: the cute moppet has morphed into the moody
moll of the indie world Usage: a deliberate attempt to provoke conflict
Editorial 19-03-2018 5). Blanche (Verb) – पीले पड़ जाना
1). Provocation (Noun) – उकसािा Definition: to become white; turn pale
Definition: action or speech that makes someone Synonyms: Recoil, Flinch, Pale
angry, especially deliberately. Usage: The very thought of going made him blanch.
Synonyms: goading, prodding, egging

on, incitement, rousing, stirring, stimulation, prompting 6). Prevail (Verb) -- जीतना
Usage: you should remain calm and not respond to Definition: prove more powerful or superior.
provocation Synonyms: win, win out, win through, triumph, be
victorious, be the victor, gain the victory, carry the day
2). Tampered (Verb) – हस्तक्षेप करना Usage: it is hard for logic to prevail over emotion
Definition: interfere with (something) in order to cause
damage or make unauthorized alterations. 7). Overwhelmed (Verb) – अजभभूत
Synonyms: interfere, monkey Definition: have a strong emotional effect on.
around, meddle, tinker, fiddle (about/around), fool Synonyms:
about/around overcome, move, stir, affect, touch, impress, sweep
Usage: someone tampered with the brakes of my car someone off their feet, strike
Usage: I was overwhelmed with guilt

8). Indisputably (Adverb) – जनर्मििाद रूप से Usage: a granular database
Definition: in a way that cannot be challenged or

denied. 2). Plenary (Noun) – पररपूणथ
Synonyms: decided, decidedly, definite, assured. Definition: to be attended by all participants at a
Usage: what he said was indisputably true. conference or assembly, who otherwise meet in
smaller groups.
9). Heartening (Verb) – खुश होना Synonyms: full, fully constituted, general, complete,
Definition: make more cheerful or confident. entire, open
Synonyms: cheer up, cheer, raise someone's Usage: a plenary session of the European Parliament
spirits, encourage, comfort, reassure
Usage: she was heartened to observe that the effect 3). Inevitably (Adverb) – अजनिायथ रूप से
was faintly comic Definition: as is certain to happen; unavoidably.

Synonyms: naturally, automatically, as a matter of
10). Debris (Noun) – मलबा course, necessarily, of necessity
Definition: scattered pieces of rubbish or remains. Usage: inevitably some details are already out of date
Synonyms: detritus, refuse, rubbish, waste, waste
matter, discarded matter, litter, scrap, dross 4). Faintly (Adverb) – धुंधलापन
Usage: workmen were clearing the roads of the debris Definition: in a faint manner; indistinctly.
from shattered buildings Synonyms:
slightly, vaguely, somewhat, quite, fairly, rather, a little
11). Consensus (Noun) – मतैक्य, आम सहमजत Usage: she smiled faintly
Definition: a general agreement.
Synonyms: agreement, harmony, concord, like- 5). Clamour (Verb) – कोलाहल करना, शोर मचाना
mindedness, concurrence Definition: (of a group of people) shout loudly and
Usage: there is a growing consensus that the current insistently.

regime has failed Synonyms: yell, shout loudly, bay, scream, shriek,
roar
Editorial 20-03-2018 Usage: the surging crowds clamoured for attention
1). Granular (Adjective) -- अशुद्ध
Definition: characterized by a high level of granularity. 6). Fostering (Verb) – बढ़ािा देना
Synonyms: impure, loose, inferior Definition: encourage the development of (something,

especially something desirable).
Synonyms: Definition: a large cave or chamber in a cave.
encourage, promote, further, stimulate, advance, forw Synonyms: large

ard, cultivate, cave, grotto, hollow, cavity, underground
nurture, strengthen, enrich, help, aid, abet, assist, cont chamber, gallery, tunnel, dugout
ribute to Usage: the cave opens up into a fantastic cavern.
Usage: the teacher's task is to foster learning

11). Unaccredited (Adjective) – जनजषद्ध
7). Pragmatic (Adjective) – व्यािहाररक Definition: not recognized as having attained an
Definition: dealing with things sensibly and realistically acceptable standard.

in a way that is based on practical rather than Synonyms: unlicensed, unaccredited, unlicenced
theoretical considerations. Usage: a mail-order degree from an unaccredited
Synonyms: Matter-of-fact, Utilitarian, logical. correspondence school

Usage: a pragmatic approach to politics
12). Plausible (Adjective) – प्रशंसनीय
8). Allies (Verb) – सहयोगी दलों Definition: (of an argument or statement) seeming
Definition: a person or organization that cooperates reasonable or probable
with or helps another in a particular activity. Synonyms:
Synonyms: credible, reasonable, believable, likely, feasible, proba
associate, colleague, friend, confederate, partner, sup ble, tenable,
porter, accomplice, helper, accessory, abetter possible, conceivable
Usage: he was forced to dismiss his closest political Usage: a plausible explanation
ally
13). Precedent (Noun) – जमसाल

9). Nurture (Verb) – पालन – पोषण करना Definition: an earlier event or action that is regarded
Definition: care for and protect (someone or as an example or guide to be considered in

something) while they are growing. subsequent similar circumstances.
Synonyms: bring up, care for, provide for, take care of, Synonyms:
attend to, look after, rear, support model, exemplar, example, pattern, previous
Usage: Jarrett was nurtured by his parents in a close- case, prior case, previous
knit family Usage: there are substantial precedents for using
interactive media in training

10). Cavern (Noun) – गुिा
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1). Propped (Verb) -- सहारा देना indisputable, indubitable, unquestionable, beyond
Definition: support or keep in position doubt, beyond question, beyond a shadow of a doubt
Synonyms: hold up, shore up, bolster Usage: it is an undeniable fact that some dogs are
up, buttress, support, brace, underpin, reinforce easier to train than others
Usage: the longest branches were initially propped up
with planks 6). Patchy (Adjective) – जिजचत्र
Definition: existing or happening in small, isolated
2). Coalition (Noun) – गठबंधन areas.
Definition: a temporary alliance for combined action, Synonyms:
especially of political parties forming a government. uneven, bitty, varying, variable, variegated, dappled,
Synonyms: mottled, speckled, multicoloured
alliance, union, partnership, affiliation, bloc, caucus Usage: patchy fog
Usage: a coalition between Liberals and
Conservatives 7). Mainstreamed (Verb) – मुख्यधारा करना

Definition: the process of becoming accepted as
3). Fragile (Adjective) – नाज़ुक normal by most people
Definition: easily destroyed or threatened. Usage: vegetarianism has been mainstreamed
Synonyms: tenuous, easily broken, easily destroyed,

easily threatened, vulnerable 8). Sympathetic (Adjective) – सहानुभूजतपूणथ
Usage: you have a fragile grip on reality Definition: showing approval of or favour towards an
idea or action
4). Mustered (Verb) – संकजलत होना Synonyms: in favour of, in sympathy with, approving
Definition: assemble (troops), especially for inspection of, pro, on the side of, supportive of
or in preparation for battle. Usage: he was sympathetic to evolutionary ideas
Synonyms: assemble, bring together, call
together, marshal, mobilize, rally, round up 9). Militia (Noun) – देश रक्षक सेना
Usage: 17,000 men had been mustered on Haldon Hill Definition: a military force that is raised from the civil
population to supplement a regular army in an
5). Undeniable (Adjective) – जनर्मििाद emergency.
Definition: unable to be denied or disputed. Synonyms: commandos, reserves, soldiers

Usage: creating a militia was no answer to the army's 3). Uproar (Noun) – कोलाहल
manpower problem Definition: a public expression of protest or outrage.

Synonyms: outcry, furore, outrage, howl of
10). Sceptical (Adjective) – अजिश्वासी protest, protest, protestation, complaint, objection
Definition: not easily convinced; having doubts or Usage: it caused an uproar in the press
reservations.
Synonyms: dubious, doubtful, having 4). Circumspect (Adjective) – चौकन्ना
reservations, taking something with a pinch of salt Definition: wary and unwilling to take risks.
Usage: the public were deeply sceptical about some Synonyms:

of the proposals cautious, wary, careful, chary, guarded, on one's
guard
11). Dispiritingly (Adjective) – जनराश तरीके से Usage: the officials were very circumspect in their
Definition: destructive of morale and self-reliance statements
Synonyms: enthusiasm; depressing; discouraging
Usage: in a dispiriting manner 5). Disseminated (Verb) -- िै लाया हुआ

Definition: spread (something, especially information)
widely.
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1). Crusader (Noun) – धमथयुद्ध करने िाला diffuse, proclaim, promulgate, propagate
Definition: a person who campaigns vigorously for Usage: health authorities should foster good practice
political, social, or religious change; a campaigner. by disseminating information
Synonyms: campaigner, fighter, battler

Usage: crusaders for early detection and treatment of 6). Distraught (Adjective) – व्याकु ल
mental illnesses Definition: very worried and upset.
Synonyms: worried, upset, distressed, fraught,
2). Trimming (Noun) -- काटछांट करना devastated, shattered
Definition: small pieces trimmed off something. Usage: a distraught woman sobbed and screamed for
Synonyms: help
cuttings, clippings, parings, shavings, ends
Usage: hedge trimmings 7). Retrace (Verb) – िापस जाना, खोजना
Definition: go back over (the same route that one has

just taken).
Synonyms: Discover, Search. 1). Accusations (Noun) – आरोप
Usage: he began to retrace his steps to the station car Definition: a charge or claim that someone has done
park something illegal or wrong.
Synonyms:
8). Prudent (Adjective) – जििेकी, चतुर allegation, charge, claim, assertion, asseveration, attri
Definition: acting with or showing care and thought for bution,

the future. incrimination, imputation
Synonyms: wise, well Usage: accusations of bribery
judged, judicious, sagacious, sage, shrewd, advisable,

well advised, politic, sensible, commonsensical 2). Oppressed (Verb) – जुल्म फकया हुआ
Usage: no prudent money manager would authorize a Definition: keep (someone) in subjection and hardship,
loan without first knowing its purpose especially by the unjust exercise of authority.
Synonyms: persecute, abuse, maltreat, ill-treat, treat
9). Dystopian (Adjective) -- मनहूस harshly, be brutal to, be cruel to, tyrannize
Definition: relating to or denoting an imagined place or Usage: a system which oppressed working people
state in which everything is unpleasant or bad,
typically a totalitarian or environmentally degraded 3). Rampantly (Adjective) – उग्रता से
one. Definition: flourishing or spreading unchecked.
Synonyms: Imagination, Fiction. Synonyms: uncontrolled, unrestrained, unchecked,
Usage: the dystopian future of a society bereft of unbridled, widespread, pandemic, epidemic
reason Usage: political violence was rampant
10). Detain (Verb) – प्रजतधाररत करना 4). Adversaries (Noun) – जिरोधी

Definition: keep (someone) from proceeding by Definition: one's opponent in a contest, conflict, or
holding them back or making claims on their attention. dispute.

Synonyms: delay, hold up, make late, retard, keep Synonyms:
(back), slow up, slow down, set back opponent, rival, enemy, foe, nemesis, antagonist, com
Usage: she made to open the door, but he detained batant,
her challenger, contender

Usage: Davis beat his old adversary in the quarter-
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5). Atrocity (Noun) – नृशंसता 9). Cocktail (Noun) – एक प्रकार का पेय
Definition: an extremely wicked or cruel act, typically Definition: a dish consisting of small pieces of food,
one involving physical violence or injury. typically served cold as a starter.
Synonyms: act of barbarity, act of brutality, act of Synonyms: drinks, wine
savagery, act of wickedness, cruelty, abomination Usage: we began with prawn and avocado cocktail
Usage: a textbook which detailed war atrocities

10). Scrape (Verb) – कु रे दना, छीलना
6). Stringent (Adjective) --- कड़ी से कड़ी Definition: drag or pull a hard or sharp implement
Definition: (of regulations, requirements, or conditions) across (a surface or object) so as to remove dirt or
strict, precise, and exacting other matter.
Synonyms: Synonyms: rake, drag, push, brush, sweep
strict, firm, rigid, rigorous, severe, harsh, tough, tight, Usage: remove the green tops from the carrots and
exacting, scrape them
demanding, inflexible
Usage: stringent guidelines on air pollution 11). Sway (Noun) – एक ओर झुलना

Definition: a rhythmical movement from side to side.
7). Deployed (Verb) – तैनात Synonyms:
Definition: bring into effective action. swing, sweep, wave, roll, shake, movement, oscillatio
Synonyms: use, utilize, employ, make use of, avail n, undulation
oneself of, turn to account, take advantage of Usage: the easy sway of her hips
Usage: small states can often deploy resources more
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1). Steer(Verb) – रास्ते पर लाना
8). Slander (Verb) – बदनामी Definition: guide or control the movement of (a
Definition: make false and damaging statements about vehicle, vessel, or aircraft), for example by turning a
(someone). wheel or operating a rudder.
Synonyms: defame, defame someone's Synonyms: guide, direct, manoeuvre
character, blacken someone's name, give someone a Usage: he steered the boat slowly towards the busy
bad name, tell lies about quay
Usage: they were accused of slandering the head of
state 2). Endorsement (Noun) – समथथन

Definition: the action of endorsing someone or Synonyms: dependent, conditional; subject to, based
something. on, determined by

Synonyms: support, backing, approval, seal of Usage: his fees were contingent on the success of his
approval, agreement, acceptance search
Usage: the issue of full independence received
overwhelming endorsement 7). Steep (Adjective) – बहुत ढलुआँ

Definition: rising or falling sharply; almost
3).Portends (Verb) – पुिथसुचक देना perpendicular.
Definition: be a sign or warning that (something, Synonyms: precipitous, sheer, abrupt, sharp,
especially something momentous or calamitous) is perpendicular, vertical, bluff, vertiginous, dizzy
likely to happen. Usage: she pushed the bike up the steep hill
Synonyms: presage, augur, foreshadow, foretell,

prophesy 8). Homeward(Adjective) – घर की ओर
Usage: the eclipses portend some major events Definition: going or leading towards home.
Synonyms: oriented, orientated.

4).Reminiscent (Adjective) – याद ताजा करना Usage: their homeward journey
Definition: suggesting something by resemblance
Synonyms: similar to, comparable with, 9). Erodes(Verb) – क्षजत पहुंचाती
inviting/bearing comparison with, tending to make one Definition: gradually destroy or be gradually
Usage: her robes were vaguely reminiscent of military destroyed.
dress Synonyms: wear away/down, abrade, scrape away,
grind down, crumble, dissolve, weather
5).Prone(Adjective) – प्रिृत्त Usage: this humiliation has eroded what confidence

Definition: likely or liable to suffer from, do, or Jean has
experience something unpleasant or regrettable.

Synonyms: susceptible, vulnerable, liable, inclined, 10). Mortgage (Verb) – जगरिी रखना
given, subject, disposed Definition: convey (a property) to a creditor as security
Usage: farmed fish are prone to disease on a loan.
Synonyms: contract, debt.

6).Contingent (Adjective) – प्रासंजगक Usage: the estate was mortgaged up to the hilt
Definition: occurring or existing only if (certain

circumstances) are the case; dependent on.
Synonyms:
4). Arbitrariness (Noun) – मनमानी करना grinding, rubbing, polishing, coarse, coarse-
Definition: the quality of being based on random grained, caustic, harsh, mordant
choice or personal whim, rather than any reason or Usage: the wood should be rubbed down with fine
system. abrasive paper
Synonyms: intolerance, abandonment

Usage: disparate peoples were forced together by the 9). Turf (Noun) – मैदान
arbitrariness of a colonial map-maker's pen Definition: grass and the surface layer of earth held
together by its roots.

5). Murkiest (Adjective) – शंकास्पद Synonyms: grass, lawn, sod
Definition: obscure or morally questionable. Usage: they walked across the springy turf
Synonyms:
questionable, suspicious, suspect, dubious, dark, myst 10). Infamy (Noun) – बदनामी
erious, secret Definition: the state of being well known for some bad
Usage: a government minister with a murky past quality or deed.

Synonyms: notoriety, disrepute, disreputableness, ill
6). Innocuous (Adjective) – अहाजनकर repute, ill fame, loss of reputation, disgrace
Definition: not harmful or offensive. Usage: a day that will live in infamy
Synonyms: harmless, safe, non-dangerous, non-
poisonous, non-toxic, non-irritant, non-injurious 11). Scuff (Verb) – खरोंचना
Usage: it was an innocuous question Definition: scrape or brush the surface of (a shoe or
other object) against something.
7). Lozenges (Noun) – मीठी गोजलयां Synonyms:

Definition: a small medicinal tablet, originally in the scrape, rub, drag, brush, scratch, graze, abrade, rasp,
shape of a lozenge, taken for sore throats and lacerate, chafe,

dissolved in the mouth. roughen
Synonyms: pastille, tablet, pill, capsule, pilule Usage: I accidentally scuffed the heel of one shoe on
Usage: throat lozenges a paving stone
8). Abrasive (Adjective) – अपघषथक 12). Fracas (Noun) – कोलाहल
Definition: capable of polishing or cleaning a hard Definition: a noisy disturbance or quarrel.

surface by rubbing or grinding.
Synonyms: Usage: the exorbitant cost of land in urban areas only
information, promotion, advertising, advertisement, pu exacerbated the problem

blicity, advocacy
Usage: he was charged with distributing enemy 8). Eschew (Verb) – त्याग करना
propaganda Definition: deliberately avoid using; abstain from.
Synonyms: abstain from, refrain from, give up, forgo,

4). Rogue (Noun) – दुष्ट आदमी forswear, shun, renounce, swear off, abjure
Definition: a dishonest or unprincipled man. Usage: he appealed to the crowd to eschew violence
Synonyms: scoundrel, villain, reprobate, rascal, good-

for-nothing, wretch 9). Savvy (Adjective) – सामान्य बुजद्धिाला
Usage: you are a rogue and an embezzler Definition: shrewd and knowledgeable; having
common sense and good judgement.

5). Colluded (Verb) – सांठगांठ करना Synonyms: shrewd, astute, sharp-
Definition: come to a secret understanding; conspire. witted, sharp, acute, intelligent, clever, canny, media-
Synonyms: conspire, connive, intrigue, be hand in savvy

glove, plot, participate in a conspiracy Usage: Bob is a savvy veteran who knows all the
Usage: the president accused his opponents of tricks
colluding with foreigners
10). Meddling (Verb) – दखल देना
6). Manoeuvres (Noun) – युद्धाभ्यास Definition: interfere in something that is not one's
Definition: a movement or series of moves requiring concern.
skill and care. Synonyms: interfere, butt in, intrude, intervene,
Synonyms: interlope, pry, poke, nose, busybody

operation, exercise, activity, move, movement, action Usage: I don't want him meddling in our affairs
Usage: snowboarders performed daring manoeuvres

on precipitous slopes 11). Divisive (Adjective) – बाँटनेिाला
Definition: tending to cause disagreement or hostility
7). Exacerbate (Verb) – ख़राब करना between people.
Definition: make (a problem, bad situation, or negative Synonyms:

feeling) worse. alienating, estranging, isolating, schismatic
Synonyms: aggravate, make Usage: the highly divisive issue of abortion

worse, worsen, inflame, compound
Definition: a wind blowing in the direction of travel of a Synonyms: Rule, conventional law.
vehicle or aircraft; a wind blowing from behind. Usage: a diktat from the Bundestag
Synonyms: wind, air current
Usage: US economic growth had become tailwinds 9). Strident (Adjective) – तेज, कठोर
Definition: (of a sound) loud and harsh; grating
4). Lucrative (Adjective) – लाभदायक Synonyms:

Definition: producing a great deal of profit. harsh, raucous, rough, grating, rasping, jarring, loud, s
Synonyms: profitable, profit- tentorian, shrill,
making, gainful, remunerative, moneymaking, paying, screeching

high-income Usage: his voice had become increasingly strident
Usage: a lucrative career as a stand-up comedian
10). Deem (Verb) – समझना

5). Profligacy (Noun) – अपव्यय Definition: regard or consider in a specified way.
Definition: reckless extravagance or wastefulness in Synonyms: regard as, consider, judge, adjudge, hold
the use of resources. to be, look on as, view as, see as, take to be
Synonyms: reckless, absurdity, excess Usage: the event was deemed a great success
Usage: the government returned to fiscal profligacy
11). Punitive (Adjective) – दंडात्मक
6). Feudal (Adjective) – सामंती Definition: inflicting or intended as punishment.
Definition: absurdly outdated or old-fashioned. Synonyms: penal, disciplinary, corrective, correctional,
Synonyms: Antic, Old model retributive
Usage: his view of patriotism was more than old- Usage: he called for punitive measures against the
fashioned—it was positively feudal Eastern bloc
7). Patriarchal (Adjective) – कु लपजत का 12). Persuade (Verb) – राज़ी करना

Definition: relating to or denoting a system of society Definition: induce (someone) to do something through
or government controlled by men. reasoning or argument.
Usage: a patriarchal society Synonyms: prevail on, talk someone into, coax,
convince, make, get, press someone into, induce

8). Diktat (Noun) – िरमान Usage: it wasn't easy, but I persuaded him to do the
Definition: an order or decree imposed by someone in right thing

power without popular consent.
4). Sectarian (Noun) – संप्रदाजयक 8). Plausible (Adjective) – सत्य प्रतीत होने िाला
Definition: a member of a sect. Definition: (of an argument or statement) seeming
Synonyms: reasonable or probable.
separatist, dissenter, dissident, nonconformist, free Synonyms:
thinker, renegade, recusant credible, reasonable, believable, likely, feasible, proba

Usage: a Jewish sectarian who preached the ble, tenable,
redemption of the Gentiles possible, conceivable
Usage: a plausible explanation

5). Swathe (Verb) – लपेटना
Definition: wrap in several layers of fabric. 9). Appellate (Adjective) – अपीलीय
Synonyms: Definition: (especially of a court) concerned with or

wrap, envelop, bind, swaddle, bandage, bundle dealing with applications for decisions to be reversed.
up, muffle up, cover, cloak, shroud Usage: courts of appellate jurisdiction
Usage: his hands were swathed in bandages

10). Aggrieved (Adjective) – क्रोजधत
6). Fraught (Adjective) – भरा हुआ Definition: feeling resentment at having been unfairly
Definition: (of a situation or course of action) filled with treated.
(something undesirable). Synonyms:
Synonyms: full of, filled with, swarming with, rife resentful, affronted, indignant, disgruntled, discontente
with, thick with, bristling with, charged with d, angry,
Usage: marketing any new product is fraught with distressed, unhappy
danger Usage: they were aggrieved at the outcome
7). Persuasion (Noun) – अनुनय 11). Intent (Adjective) – इरादा

Definition: the action or process of persuading Definition: determined to do (something).
someone or of being persuaded to do or believe Synonyms:
something. bent, set, determined, insistent, fixed, resolved, hell-
Synonyms: coaxing, persuading, coercion, bent, keen

inducement, convincing, blandishment Usage: the government was intent on achieving
Usage: Monica needed plenty of persuasion before greater efficiency

she actually left
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Synonyms: find out, discover, get/come to know, work out, Definition: an absurd pretence intended to create a pleasant
make out, fathom (out), become aware of or respectable appearance.
Antonyms: assist, confuse, destroy, ignore. Synonyms:
Usage: an attempt to ascertain the cause of the accident farce, pantomime, travesty, mockery, parody, pretence, act,
masquerade, sham
6). Ousted (Verb) – बेदख़ल करना Antonyms: honest, reality, truth.
Definition: drive out or expel (someone) from a position or Usage: talk of unity was nothing more than a charade
place.
Synonyms: drive out, expel, force out, throw 12). Tumultuous (Adjective) – उतार चढ़ाव भरे
out, remove, remove from office/power, eject, get rid of Definition: making an uproar or loud, confused noise.
Antonyms: hire, take in, allow, hold.s Synonyms: loud, deafening, thunderous, thundering
Usage: the reformists were ousted from power Antonyms: mild, gentle, moderate.
Usage: tumultuous applause
7). Backlash (Noun) – प्रततक्रिया
Definition: a strong negative reaction by a large number of 13). Exhortations (Noun) – संबोधन
people, especially to a social or political development. Definition: an address or communication emphatically
Synonyms: adverse reaction/response, counteraction, urging someone to do something.
counterblast, comeback, recoil Synonyms:
Antonyms: encourage, boost. urging, encouragement, persuasion, pressure, pressurization,
Usage: a public backlash against racism pushing,
insistence
8). Rendered (Verb) – प्रस्तुत करना Antonyms: discouragement, suppress.
Definition: provide or give (a service, help, etc.). Usage: exhortations to consumers to switch off electrical
Synonyms: give, provide, supply, furnish, make appliances
available, contribute
Antonyms: take back, hold back.refuse. 14). Cynicism (Noun) -- कु टिलता
Usage: money serves as a reward for services rendered Definition: an inclination to believe that people are
motivated purely by self-interest
9). Entrant (Noun) – शातमल होनेवाला Synonyms:
Definition: a person or group that enters or takes part in scepticism, doubt, distrust, mistrust, doubtfulness, suspicion
something. Antonyms: optimism, faith, trust.
Synonyms: new member, new arrival, beginner, newcomer, Usage: public cynicism about politics
fresher, freshman, recruit
Antonyms: veteran, popular, well-worsen. 15). Hefty (Adjective) – पृष्ट
Usage: the prize will be awarded to the entrant who wins the Definition: done with vigour or force.
tiebreak Synonyms: powerful, violent, hard, forceful, heavy,
vigorous, mighty
10). Staunch (Adjective) – तनष्ठावान Antonyms: small, light, paltry.
Definition: very loyal and committed in attitude. Usage: he aimed a hefty kick at the door
Synonyms:
stalwart, loyal, faithful, trusty, committed, devoted, dedicated 16). Acquittal (Noun) – दोषमुति
, dependable Definition: a judgement or verdict that a person is not guilty
Antonyms: disloyal, unfaithful, unreliable of the crime with which they have been charged.
Usage: a staunch supporter of the anti-nuclear lobby Synonyms: absolution, clearing, exoneration, exculpation,
declaration of innocence
11). Charade (Noun) – शब्द पहेली Antonyms: conviction, hiring, hold, blame.
Usage: the trial resulted in an acquittal

Synonyms:
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1). Litigation (Noun) -- मुक़दमेबाजी ck, ruin
Definition: the process of taking legal action. Antonyms: victory, success, win
Synonyms: legal proceeding(s), legal action, lawsuit, legal Usage: the only man to reach double figures in the second-
dispute, legal case, case, legal contest innings debacle
Antonyms: effect, result.
Usage: the company wishes to avoid litigation 7). Endorsed (Verb) – पृष्ठांक्रकत करना
Definition: recommend (a product) in an advertisement.
2). Contempt (Noun) – अवमान Synonyms: support, back, approve (of), be in agreement
Definition: the feeling that a person or a thing is worthless or with, favour
beneath consideration. Antonyms: oppose, agaist.
Synonyms: Usage: he earns more money endorsing sports clothes than
scorn, disdain, disrespect, deprecation, disparagement, denigr playing football
ation,
Opprobrium 8). Imminent (Adjective) – समुपतस्ित
Antonyms: respect, worthable. Definition: About to happened
Usage: Pam stared at the girl with total contempt Synonyms: impending, at hand, close, near, approaching,
fast approaching, coming, forthcoming
3). Perplexing (Verb) – हैरान करने वाला Antonyms: avoidable, distant, later,
Definition: make (someone) feel completely baffled. Usage: they were in imminent danger of being swept away
Synonyms:
puzzle, baffle, mystify, bemuse, bewilder, confound, confuse, 9). Myopic (Adjective) – कमबीन
nonplus Definition: lacking foresight or intellectual insight.
Antonyms: clear, transparent, confident. Synonyms: unimaginative, uncreative, unadventurous,
Usage: she was perplexed by her husband's moodiness narrow-minded, lacking foresight
Antonyms: long-site, far-site.
4). Envisaged (Verb) – पटरकल्पना की गयी Usage: the government still has a myopic attitude to public
Definition: contemplate or conceive of as a possibility or a spending
desirable future event.
Synonyms: 10). Credibility (Noun) -- तवश्वसनीयता
foresee, predict, forecast, foretell, anticipate, expect, think Definition: the quality of being trusted and believed in.
likely, envision Synonyms:
Antonyms: disregard, ignore. trustworthiness, reliability, dependability, integrity, character
Usage: the Rome Treaty envisaged free movement across Antonyms: implausibility, unbelievable.
frontiers Usage: the government's loss of credibility
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Definition: a resounding defeat in a match or contest. 1). Glitches (Verb) – खातमयां होना
Synonyms: defeat, beating, trouncing, rout, loss, Definition: suffer a sudden malfunction or fault.
vanquishing, crushing Synonyms: Problem, fault, bug, mistake.
Antonyms: victory, success, win Antonyms: correct, advantage, strength.
Usage: Scotland's 3-0 drubbing by France Usage: the elevators glitched
6). Debacle (Noun) – असफलता 2). Bounty (Noun) – इनाम

Definition: a sudden and ignominious failure; a fiasco. Definition: a sum paid for killing or capturing a person or
animal.
Synonyms: reward, prize, award, recompense, remuneration, 8). Predecessor (Noun) – पूवाणतधकारी
commission, consideration Definition: a person who held a job or office before the
Antonyms: meanness, punishment. current holder.
Usage: there was an increased bounty on his head Synonyms: former/previous holder of the post, forerunner,
precursor, antecedent
3). Staggered (Verb) – लड़खड़ाकर चलना Antonyms: derivative, descendant, successor
Definition: walk or move unsteadily, as if about to fall. Usage: the new President's foreign policy is very similar to
Synonyms: lurch, walk that of his predecessor
unsteadily, reel, sway, teeter, totter, stumble, wobble
Antonyms: carry on, continue. 9). Nuances (Noun) – बारीक्रकयों, अतत सूक्ष्म अंतर
Usage: he staggered to his feet, swaying a little Definition: a subtle difference in or shade of meaning,
expression, or sound.
4). Crucial (Adjective) - महत्वपूर्ण Synonyms: fine distinction, subtle
Definition: decisive or critical, especially in the success or distinction/difference, shade, shading, gradation, variation
failure of something. Antonyms: brightness, information, light.
Synonyms: Usage: he was familiar with the nuances of the local dialect
pivotal, critical, key, climacteric, decisive, deciding, determin
ing, settling, 10). Bottleneck (Noun) – भीड़
testing Definition: a narrow section of road or a junction that
Antonyms: minor, secondary. impedes traffic flow.
Usage: negotiations were at a crucial stage Synonyms: traffic jam, jam, congestion, hold-
up, gridlock, queue, tailback.
5). Disengages (Verb) – छु ड़ाना Antonyms: free flow, aid, opening.
Definition: separate or release (someone or something) from Usage: the bottleneck on Talbot Road
something to which they are attached or connected.
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remove, detach, disentangle, extricate, separate, release, loose 1). Miserable (Adjective) – दीन, दुखी
n, loose, disconnect Definition: (of a person) wretchedly unhappy or
Antonyms: attached, connect, couple. uncomfortable.
Usage: I disengaged his hand from mine Synonyms:
unhappy, sad, sorrowful, dejected, depressed, downcast, dow
6). Conjectured (Verb) – अनुमान लगाना nhearted,
Definition: form an opinion or supposition about down
(something) on the basis of incomplete information. Antonyms: happy, joyful, good.
Synonyms: guess, speculate, surmise, infer, fancy, imagine, Usage: their happiness made Anne feel even more miserable
believe, think, suspect
Antonyms: calculative, know, measure. 2). Exaggeration (Noun) – अततश्योति
Usage: many conjectured that she had a second husband in Definition: a statement that represents something as better or
mind worse than it really is.
Synonyms: overstatement, overemphasis, magnification,
7). Endowed (Verb) – प्रदान करना amplification, aggrandizement, overplaying
Definition: provide with a quality, ability, or asset. Antonyms: truth, decrease, reduction.
Synonyms: provide, supply, furnish, equip, invest, give, Usage: it would be an exaggeration to say I had morning
present, favour, bless sickness, but I did feel queasy
Antonyms: decrease, reduce, destroy.
Usage: he was endowed with tremendous physical strength. 3). Resentment (Noun) – नाराजगी
Definition: bitter indignation at having been treated unfairly.

Synonyms: Definition: cause (a strong or violent force) to be released or

bitterness, indignation, irritation, pique, displeasure, dissatisf become unrestrained.
action, Synonyms: let loose, release, free, set
Disgruntlement. free, loose, unloose, unbridle
Antonyms: calm, delight, happiness. Antonyms: hold, keep, restrain.
Usage: his resentment at being demoted Usage: the failure of the talks could unleash more fighting
4). Dispel (Verb) – दूर करना 10). Accused (Verb) – अतभयुि

Definition: make (a doubt, feeling, or belief) disappear. Definition: claim that (someone) has done something wrong.
Synonyms: banish, eliminate, dismiss, chase away, drive Synonyms: blame for, hold responsible for, lay the blame on
away, drive off, get rid of, dissipate someone for, hold accountable for
Antonyms: accept, collect, keep. Antonyms: clear, discharge, acquitted.
Usage: the brightness of the day did nothing to dispel Usage: he was accused of favouritism
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5). Oppressed (Adjective) – जुल्म क्रकया हुआ 1). Bickering (Verb) – कलह करना, झगड़ना
Definition: subject to harsh and authoritarian treatment. Definition: argue about petty and trivial matters.
Synonyms: persecute, abuse, maltreat, ill-treat, treat harshly, Synonyms: squabble, argue
be brutal to, be cruel to, tyrannize Antonyms: agree, concur, make peace.
Antonyms: aid, assist, comfort, please. Usage: couples who bicker over who gets what from the
Usage: oppressed racial minorities divorce
6). Unpalatable (Adjective) – कड़ा 2).Unravelling (Verb) – सुलझाने

Definition: difficult to put up with or accept. Definition: investigate and solve or explain (something
Synonyms: complicated or puzzling).
disagreeable, unpleasant, displeasing, unattractive, regrettable Synonyms: solve, resolve, work out, clear up, puzzle out,
, find an answer to, get to the bottom of
unwelcome, upsetting Antonyms: wonder, joint, unite, wind.
Antonyms: agreement, pleasing, pleasant. Usage: they were attempting to unravel the cause of death
Usage: the unpalatable fact that many of the world's people
are starving 3).Debacle (Noun) -- पराजय
Definition: a sudden and ignominious failure; a fiasco.
7). Prevailing (Adjective) – प्रचतलत Synonyms: fiasco, failure, catastrophe, disaster,
Definition: existing at a particular time; current. disintegration, mess, wreck, ruin
Synonyms: exist, be in existence, be present, be the case, Antonyms: success, win, rise.
hold, obtain, occur, be prevalent Usage: the only man to reach double figures in the second-
Antonyms: uncommon, unfixed, minor. innings debacle
Usage: the unfavourable prevailing economic conditions
4).Scandal (Noun) – कांड
8). Fury (Noun) -- रोष Definition: an action or event regarded as morally or legally
Definition: wild or violent anger. wrong and causing general public outrage.
Synonyms: rage, anger, wrath, passion, outrage, spleen, tem Synonyms: outrageous wrongdoing, outrageous behaviour,
per, savagery, frenzy immoral behaviour, unethical behaviour
Antonyms: calm, rest, happiness. Antonyms: approval, compliment, flattery.
Usage: tears of fury and frustration Usage: a bribery scandal involving one of his key supporters
9). Unleashed (Verb) – बंधन से मुि करना 5).Tussle (Noun) – हािापाई, संघषण
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to obtain or achieve something. 1). Railed (Verb) – आवाज उठाना
Synonyms: scuffle, fight, struggle, skirmish, brawl, Definition: complain or protest strongly and persistently
scrimmage, scramble, scrum, fisticuffs about.
Antonyms: agreement, peace, calm. Synonyms: protest strongly at, make a protest against,
Usage: there was a tussle for the ball fulminate against, inveigh against, rage against, thunder
against
6).Ouster (Noun) -- तनष्कासन Antonyms: be happy, flatter, praise.
Definition: ejection from a property, especially wrongful Usage: he railed at human fickleness
ejection; deprivation of an inheritance.
Synonyms: eviction, dispossession, legal 2). Steward (Noun) – प्रबंधक
Antonyms: welcoming, employment. Definition: a person responsible for supplies
Usage: ouster proceedings to remove the husband from the Synonyms: major-domo, seneschal, manciple
matrimonial home Usage: the steward of the household
7).Bandwagon (Noun) – अंधानुकरर् 3). Confer (Verb) – प्रधान करना

Definition: (especially formerly) a wagon used for carrying a Definition: have discussions; exchange opinions.
band in a parade or procession. Synonyms: consult, have discussions, discuss things,
Synonyms: trend, Style, vogue exchange views, talk
Antonyms: outrages, Antic. Antonyms: refuse, dishonour.
Usage: the colourful bandwagon was later purchased for use Usage: the officials were conferring with allies
in circus parades
4). Impunity (Noun) – दंड मुति
8).Scrutinized (Verb) – छानबीन करना
Definition: exemption from punishment or freedom from the
Definition: examine or inspect closely and thoroughly. injurious consequences of an action.
Synonyms: examine carefully, inspect, survey, scan, study, Synonyms: immunity, indemnity, exemption from
look over, peruse punishment, freedom from punishment, exemption
Antonyms: glance at, oral Antonyms: prohibition, veto, impristonment.
Usage: customers were warned to scrutinize the small print Usage: the impunity enjoyed by military officers implicated
in civilian killings
9).Glossed (Verb) – तछपाना
Definition: try to conceal or disguise (something 5).Poaching (Verb) – अवैध तशकार करना
unfavourable) by treating it briefly or representing it Definition: take or acquire in an unfair or clandestine way.
misleadingly. Synonyms: steal, appropriate, purloin, misappropriate, take
Synonyms: conceal, cover up, hide, camouflage, disguise, Antonyms: loosen, given, release.
mask, veil, draw a veil over, whitewash Usage: employers risk having their newly trained workers
Antonyms: disclose, exaggerate poached by other firms
Usage: the social costs of this growth are glossed over
6).Thriving (Adjective) – कामयाब
10).Jettison (Verb) – बोझ तगराना
Definition: prosper; flourish.
Definition: throw or drop (something) from an aircraft or Synonyms: flourish, prosper, grow vigorously, develop well,
ship. burgeon, bloom, blossom, do well, advance, make strides
Synonyms: dump, drop, ditch, discharge, eject, throw out, Antonyms: failing, poor, losing.
empty out, pour out, tip out, unload Usage: education groups thrive on organization
Antonyms: load, keep, retain
Usage: six aircraft jettisoned their loads in the sea
7).Incongruous (Adjective) –- बेमेल

Definition: not in harmony or keeping with the surroundings Definition: cause pain or trouble to; affect adversely.
or other aspects of something. Synonyms: trouble, bother, burden, distress, cause trouble to,
Synonyms: unpredictable, unsuitable, unsuited. cause suffering to
Antonyms: uniform, suitable. Antonyms: comfort, support, assist.
Usage: the duffel coat looked incongruous with the black Usage: his younger child was afflicted with a skin disease
dress she wore underneath
3). Unscathed (Verb) – तबना क्रकसी नुकसान के
8).Deterrent (Noun) – तनवारक Definition: without suffering any injury, damage, or harm.
Definition: a thing that discourages or is intended to Synonyms: unharmed, unhurt, uninjured, undamaged, in one
discourage someone from doing something. piece, intact, safe, safe and sound
Synonyms: disincentive, discouragement, dissuasion, Antonyms: harmed, hurt, injured.
damper, brake, curb, check Usage: I came through all those perils unscathed
Antonyms: encouragement, catalyst, incentive
Usage: cameras are a major deterrent to crime 4). Glaringly (Adverb) -- चौंधाते हुए
Definition: in a highly obvious or conspicuous manner.
9). Stardom (Noun) – महानता, मतहमा Synonyms: Extremely, highly, hugely, incledibly.
Definition: the state or status of being a very famous or Antonyms: darkly, dully, sadly.
talented entertainer or sports player. Usage: the theft glaringly exposes the lack of security
Synonyms: Acclaim, celebrity, greatness, glory.
Antonyms: obscurity, unimportance, lowliness 5). Mustering (Verb) – इकट्ठा होना
Usage: her rise to stardom has been meteoric Definition: assemble (troops), especially for inspection or in
preparation for battle.
10). Expeditions (Noun) – अतभयान Synonyms: assemble, bring together, call
Definition: promptness or speed in doing something. together, marshal, mobilize, rally, round up, raise
Synonyms: speed, haste, hastiness, hurriedness, promptness, Antonyms: division, separation.
speediness, swiftness, quickness, rapidity Usage: 17,000 men had been mustered on Haldon Hill
Antonyms: blockage, halt, slowing.
Usage: the landlord shall remedy the defects with all possible 6). Ransom (Noun) – क्रफरौती
expedition Definition: a sum of money demanded or paid for the release
of a captive.
11). Snares (Noun) – जाल Synonyms: pay-off, payment, price
Definition: a trap for catching birds or mammals, typically Usage: the kidnappers demanded a ransom
one having a noose of wire or cord.
Synonyms: trap, gin, net, noose 7). Impeached (Verb) – तवरोध करना
Antonyms: honesty, repulsion. Definition: call into question the integrity or validity of (a
Usage: he came upon a hare struggling in an illegal snare practice).
Synonyms: challenge, question, call into question, cast doubt
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1). Adjourned (Verb) – स्ितगत होना Antonyms: conform, acquit.
Definition: (of a group of people) go somewhere for rest or Usage: there is no desire to impeach the privileges of the
refreshment. House of Commons
Synonyms: withdraw, retire, retreat, beat a retreat, take
oneself, decamp 8). Plea (Noun) – यातचका करना
Antonyms: advance, continue, do, hasten. Definition: a request made in an urgent and emotional
Usage: they adjourned to a local pub manner.
Synonyms: appeal, entreaty, supplication, petition, prayer
2). Afflicting (Verb) – पीड़ा देना Antonyms: demand, decision.

Usage: he made a dramatic plea for disarmament Usage: he is using a common figure of rhetoric, hyperbole
9). Repudiates (Verb) – अस्वीकार करना 4). Sermonising (Verb) – उपदेश देना
Definition: refuse to accept; reject. Definition: to give a long talk to people, telling them how
Synonyms: reject, renounce, abandon, forswear, give up, they should behave in order to be better people
turn one's back on, have nothing more Synonyms: advocate, preach.
Antonyms: accept, allow, enforce. Usage: My grandmother's all right until she starts
Usage: she has repudiated policies associated with previous sermonizing and then she's unbearable.
party leaders
5). Contentious (Adjective) – तवतवदास्पद
10). Fraught (Adjective) -- चचता से भरा हुआ Definition: causing or likely to cause an argument;
Definition: causing or affected by anxiety or stress. controversial.
Synonyms: anxious, worried, upset, distraught, overwrought, Synonyms: controversial, disputable, debatable, disputed,
agitated, distressed, distracted contended, open to question
Antonyms: calm, peace. Antonyms: agreeable.
Usage: there was a fraught silence Usage: a contentious issue
11). Unabashed (Adjective) – अतवच्चतलत 6). Meddling (Verb) – दखल देना

Definition: not embarrassed, disconcerted, or ashamed. Definition: interfere in something that is not one's concern
Synonyms: unashamed, shameless, unembarrassed, brazen, Synonyms: interfere, butt
audacious, barefaced, blatant, flagrant in, intrude, intervene, interlope, pry, poke, nose, busybody
Antonyms: abashed, ashamed, sheepish Usage: I don't want him meddling in our affairs
Usage: he was unabashed by the furore his words provoked
7). Credence (Noun) – तवश्वास
Editorial 10-04-2018 Definition: belief in or acceptance of something as true.
1). Perceptible (Adjective) – प्रत्यक्ष Synonyms: acceptance, belief, faith, trust, confidence,
Definition: (especially of a slight movement or change of reliance, traction
state) able to be seen or noticed Antonyms: fear, uncertainty.
Synonyms: noticeable, perceivable, detectable, discernible Usage: psychoanalysis finds little credence among laymen
Antonyms: imperceptible, inconspicuous
Usage: a perceptible decline in public confidence 8). Discreetly (Adjective) – सावधानी से
Definition: careful and prudent in one's speech or actions,
2). Rupture (Verb) – िू ि जाना especially in order to keep something confidential or to avoid
Definition: breach or disturb (a harmonious feeling or embarrassment.
situation). Synonyms:
Synonyms: sever, break, cut off, break off, breach, disrupt careful, circumspect, cautious, wary, chary, guarded, close-
Antonyms: joint, strengthen, closing. lipped, close-mouthed
Usage: once trust and confidence has been ruptured it can Antonyms: foolishly, stupidly, unthinkingly.
be difficult to regain Usage: we made some discreet inquiries
3). Rhetoric (Noun) – अलंकार शास्त्र 9). Obscuring (Verb) – अस्पष्ट करना
Definition: the art of effective or persuasive speaking or Definition: make unclear and difficult to understand.
writing, especially the exploitation of figures of speech and Synonyms: confuse, complicate, obfuscate, cloud, blur,
other compositional techniques. muddy
Synonyms: oratory, eloquence, power of speech, command Antonyms: clear, brighten, explain.
of language, expression Usage: the debate has become obscured by conflicting
Antonyms: quite, conciseness. ideological perspectives

Antonyms: calm, easy, Kind.

10). Critiqued (Verb) – आलोचना करना Usage: a ruthless manipulator
Definition: evaluate (a theory or practice) in a detailed and
analytical way. 6). Perpetual (Adjective) – लगातार होना
Synonyms: Definition: occurring repeatedly; so frequent as to seem
analysis, evaluation, assessment, appraisal, appreciation, revi endless and uninterrupted.
ew, write-up Synonyms: interminable, incessant, ceaseless, endless,
Antonyms: unplanned, without respite, relentless, unrelenting
Usage: the authors critique the methods and practices used Antonyms: bounded, changeable.
in the research Usage: their perpetual money worries
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1). Downright (Adjective) – सवणिा Definition: relating to a population subgroup (within a larger
Definition: (of something bad or unpleasant) utter; complete or dominant national or cultural group) with a common
(used for emphasis). national or cultural tradition.
Synonyms: complete, total, absolute, utter, thorough, perfect, Synonyms: racial, race-
out-and-out, outright related, ethnological, genetic, inherited
Antonyms: partial, anything but Usage: ethnic and cultural rights and traditions
Usage: it's a downright disgrace
8). Catastrophes (Noun) – आपदाओं
2). Coalition (Noun) – गठबंधन Definition: an event causing great and usually sudden
Definition: a temporary alliance for combined action, damage or suffering; a disaster.
especially of political parties forming a government. Synonyms: disaster, calamity, cataclysm, crisis, holocaust,
Synonyms: alliance, union, partnership, affiliation, bloc, ruin, ruination, tragedy, blow
caucus Antonyms: advantage, favour, miracle, joy.
Antonyms: division, separation, divorce. Usage: an environmental catastrophe
Usage: a coalition between Liberals and Conservatives
9). Obligation (Noun) – कतणव्य
3). Disastrous (Adjective) – तवनाशकारी Definition: a debt of gratitude for a service or favour.
Definition: causing great damage. Synonyms:
Synonyms: catastrophic, calamitous, cataclysmic, tragic contract, agreement, deed, covenant, bond, treaty, deal, pact,
Antonyms: advantage, good, happy. compact,
Usage: a disastrous fire swept through the museum understanding
Antonyms: asset, disbelief.
Usage: she didn't want to be under an obligation to him
4). Sectarian (Adjective) – संप्रदातयक
Definition: rigidly following the doctrines of a sect or other
group. 10). Verdict (Noun) – अतधमत
Synonyms: Definition: a decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal
factional, schismatic, cliquish, clannish, partisan, parti pris case or an inquest.
Antonyms: conformation, broad. Synonyms: judgement, adjudication, adjudgement, decision,
Usage: the sectarian Bolshevism advocated by Moscow finding, ruling, resolution
Usage: the jury returned a verdict of not guilty
5). Ruthless (Adjective) - िू र
Definition: having or showing no pity or compassion for 11). Admonished (Verb) – तधक्कारना
others. Definition: advise or urge (someone) earnestly.
Synonyms: merciless, pitiless, cruel, heartless, hard-
hearted, hard, stony-hearted, stony
Synonyms: Definition: make (an unpleasant feeling) less intense.

advise, recommend, urge, caution, warn, counsel, exhort, imp Synonyms: relieve, ease, alleviate, soothe, mitigate, dampen,
lore, allay, calm, palliate, abate
beseech, entreat Antonyms: aggravate, intensify.
Antonyms: allow. Usage: the letter assuaged the fears of most members
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1). Blurry (Adjective) -- धुुँधली
12). Embarrassing (Verb) – शमणनाक होना Definition: perceived or remembered indistinctly.
Definition: cause (someone) to feel awkward, self-conscious, Synonyms: cloudy, fuzzy.
or ashamed. Antonyms: clear, transparent.
Synonyms: shame, humiliate, make ashamed, demean, abash Usage: there's a very blurry line between art and advertising
Antonyms: easy, helpful, uncomplicated.
Usage: she wouldn't embarrass either of them by making a
2). Xenophobic (Adjective) – जाततवाद, जातीयवादी
scene
Definition: having or showing a dislike of or prejudice
against people from other countries.
13). Frustration (Noun) – कुं ठा, हताशा Synonyms: racist, racialist, ethnocentric, ethnocentrist
Definition: the feeling of being upset or annoyed as a result Antonyms: fair, nice, patience.
of being unable to change or achieve something Usage: xenophobic attitudes
Synonyms:
exasperation, annoyance, anger, vexation, irritation, bitternes
3). Rhetoric (Noun) -- अलंकार शास्त्र
s,
Definition: the art of effective or persuasive speaking or
resentment
writing, especially the exploitation of figures of speech and
Antonyms: advantage, aid, assistant.
other compositional techniques.
Usage: tears of frustration rolled down her cheeks
Synonyms: oratory, eloquence, power of speech, command
of language, expression
14). Litigation (Noun) -- मुकदमेबाजी Usage: he is using a common figure of rhetoric, hyperbole
Definition: the process of taking legal action.
Synonyms: legal proceeding(s), legal action, lawsuit, legal
4). Anointed (Verb) – अतभषेक करना
dispute, legal case, case, legal contest
Definition: smear or rub with oil, typically as part of a
Antonyms: unauthorized.
religious ceremony.
Usage: the company wishes to avoid litigation
Synonyms: smear with oil, rub with oil, apply oil to, spread
oil over
15). Reluctance (Noun) – अतनच्छा Usage: high priests were anointed with oil
Definition: unwillingness or disinclination to do something.
Synonyms: unwillingness, disinclination, lack of enthusiasm
5). Philanthropist (Noun) – लोकोपकारक
Antonyms: willingness, eagerness
Definition: a person who seeks to promote the welfare of
Usage: she sensed his reluctance to continue
others, especially by the generous donation of money to good
causes.
16). Ambiguity (Noun) – अस्पष्टता Synonyms:
Definition: the quality of being open to more than one benefactor, benefactress, humanitarian, patron, patroness, don
interpretation; inexactness. or,
Synonyms: ambivalence, equivocation contributor
Antonyms: unambiguousness, transparency Antonyms: opponent.
Usage: we can detect no ambiguity in this section of the Act Usage: the trust was founded by an American philanthropist
17). Assuaged (Verb) – आश्वासन देना,शांत करना 6). Conceived (Verb) -- कल्पना करना
Definition: form or devise (a plan or idea) in the mind. Synonyms: separatist, dissenter, dissident, nonconformist,
Synonyms: think up, think of, come up with, dream up, draw free thinker, renegade, recusant
up, devise, form, formulate Antonyms: tolerance, fairness.
Antonyms: neglect, dislike, avoid. Usage: religious sectarianism
Usage: the dam project was originally conceived in 1977
7). Surreptitiously (Adverb) – चुपके से 1). Capitulated (Verb) – समपणर् करना
Definition: in a way that attempts to avoid notice or Definition: cease to resist an opponent or an unwelcome
attention; secretively. demand; yield.
Synonyms: Covertly, Secretly, Privately. Synonyms: surrender, give in, yield, admit defeat, concede
Antonyms: openly, publicly. defeat, give up the struggle, submit, back down
Usage: Mary surreptitiously slipped from the room Antonyms: defend, fight, win.
Usage: the patriots had to capitulate to the enemy forces
8). Throttling (Verb) – कु चलना
Definition: attack or kill (someone) by choking or strangling 2).Undermine (Verb) – कमजोर करना
them. Definition: erode the base or foundation of (a rock
Synonyms: formation).
choke, strangle, strangulate, garrotte, asphyxiate, smother, suf Synonyms: erode, wear away, eat away at, chip away,
focate, undercut erode,
stifle Antonyms: aid, assist.
Antonyms: help, free, let go. Usage: the flow of water had undermined pillars supporting
Usage: she was sorely tempted to throttle him the roof
9). Lairage (Noun) -- एक जगह जहां पशु या भेड़ बाजार या वध 3). Frayed (Verb) – अस्तव्यस्त होना
करने के रास्ते पर तवश्राम करते हैं Definition: unravel or become worn at the edge, typically
Definition: a place where cattle or sheep may be rested on through constant rubbing.
the way to market or slaughter. Synonyms: unravel, wear, wear thin, wear out, wear away,
Usage: Horses are in lairage. wear through, become worn
Antonyms: please, sew.
10). Stridently (Adverb) -- कोलाहलमय तरीके से Usage: cheap fabric soon frays
Definition: in an extremely forceful way.
Synonyms: clamorous, clashing, discordant, grating, harsh, 4). Scuffles (Noun) – हािापाई
jangling, jarring Definition: a short, confused fight or struggle at close
Antonyms: quiet, soft, low, mild. quarters.
Usage: I stridently opposed the policies of the government Synonyms:
fight, struggle, tussle, brawl, fracas, rumpus, melee, free-for-
11). Slaughtered (Verb) – हत्या करना all, rough and tumble
Definition: kill (people or animals) in a cruel or violent way, Antonyms: calm, peace, quiet.
typically in large numbers. Usage: there were minor scuffles with police
Synonyms: massacre, murder, butcher, kill, kill off,
annihilate, exterminate, execute, liquidate 5). Sheer (Adjective) – आनंद ही आनंद
Antonyms: create, construction. Definition: nothing other than; unmitigated (used for
Usage: innocent civilians are being slaughtered emphasis).
Synonyms:
12). Sectarianism (Noun) – संप्रदायवाद utter, complete, absolute, total, pure, perfect, downright, out-
Definition: excessive attachment to a particular sect or party, and-out, thorough
especially in religion. Antonyms: heavy, slow, thick.
Usage: she giggled with sheer delight 11). Chilling (Verb) -- द्रुतशीतन करना
Definition: horrify or frighten (someone).
6). Ambivalent (Adjective) – तववादस्पद Synonyms:
Definition: having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas scare, frighten, petrify, terrify, alarm, appal, disturb, disquiet,
about something or someone. unsettle
Synonyms: equivocal, uncertain, unsure, doubtful, Antonyms: warm, comfort.
indecisive, inconclusive, irresolute, in two minds Usage: the city was chilled by the violence
Antonyms: definite, sure, settled.
Usage: some loved her, some hated her, few were 12). Nomadic (Adjective) – खानाबदोश
ambivalent about her Definition: living the life of a nomad; wandering.
Synonyms: Pastoral, Peripatetic, wandering, drifting.
7). Flinging (Verb) – फैं क देना Antonyms: native, settle.
Definition: throw or hurl forcefully. Usage: nomadic herdsmen
Synonyms:
throw, toss, sling, hurl, cast, pitch, lob, bowl, launch, flip, shy 13). Insinuation (Noun) – फु सलाव
, send, Definition: an unpleasant hint or suggestion of something
propel bad.
Antonyms: continue, keep, load. Synonyms:
Usage: he picked up the debris and flung it away implication, inference, suggestion, hint, intimation, imputatio
n, innuendo, reference
8). Inexplicable (Adjective) – अकिनीय Antonyms: conceal, hide.
Definition: unable to be explained or accounted for. Usage: I've done nothing to deserve all your vicious
Synonyms: insinuations
unaccountable, unexplainable, incomprehensible, unfathomab
le, 14). Anxieties (Noun) – व्यग्रता
impenetrable, insoluble Definition: a feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about
Antonyms: usual, regular. something with an uncertain outcome.
Usage: for some inexplicable reason her mind went Synonyms: worry, concern, apprehension, apprehensiveness,
completely blank consternation, uneasiness
Antonyms: happy, joy, peaceful.
9). Extravaganza (Noun) -- अततकाल्पतनक Usage: he felt a surge of anxiety
Definition: an elaborate and spectacular entertainment or
production. 15). Tussle (Noun) – संघषण
Synonyms: Definition: a vigorous struggle or scuffle, typically in order
spectacular, display, spectacle, exhibition, performance, prese to obtain or achieve something.
ntation ,show Synonyms:
Antonyms: reality, truth, hining. scuffle, fight, struggle, skirmish, brawl, scrimmage, scramble
Usage: an extravaganza of dance in many forms , scrum,
fisticuffs
10). Abduction (Noun) – अपहरर् Antonyms: peace, accord.
Definition: the action of forcibly taking someone away Usage: there was a tussle for the ball
against their will.
Synonyms: Rape, Seizure, Theft.
Antonyms: give, give up, release.
Usage: they organized the abduction of Mr Cordes on his 1). Obscure (Adjective) – अस्पष्ट
way to the airport Definition: not discovered or known about; uncertain.
Synonyms: unclear, uncertain, unknown, in doubt, doubtful,
dubious, mysterious, hazy
Antonyms: famous, renowned Usage: the charity cares for destitute and deprived children
Usage: his origins and parentage are obscure
8). Pandering (Verb) – तलप्त होना
2). Carnage (Noun) – नरसंहार Definition: gratify or indulge (an immoral or distasteful
Definition: the killing of a large number of people. desire or taste or a person with such a desire or taste)
Synonyms: slaughter, massacre, mass murder, mass Synonyms: indulge, gratify, satisfy, cater to, give in
destruction, butchery, to, fulfil, yield to, bow newspapers are pandering to people's
bloodbath, indiscriminate baser instincts to, humour, please.
Antonyms: peace, joy. Antonyms: anger, deny, refuse.
Usage: the bombing was timed to cause as much carnage as Usage: newspapers are pandering to people's baser instincts
possible
9). Clamour (Noun) – कोलाहल
3). Mishap (Noun) – दुघणिना Definition: a loud and confused noise, especially that of
Definition: an unlucky accident. people shouting.
Synonyms: Synonyms: din, racket, loud
accident, trouble, problem, difficulty, issue, setback, reverse, noise, uproar, tumult, babel, shouting, yelling, screaming
adversity Antonyms: silence, peace.
Antonyms: proof, certainty, boon. Usage: the questions rose to a clamour
Usage: although there were a few minor mishaps, none of
the pancakes stuck to the ceiling 10). Discernible (Adjective) – स्पष्ट
Definition: able to be discerned; perceptible.
4). Blips (Noun) – झिका Synonyms: visible, detectable, noticeable, perceptible,
Definition: an unexpected, minor, and typically temporary observable, perceivable, distinguishable
deviation from a general trend. Antonyms: Discernible
Synonyms: blow, shock Usage: the scandal had no discernible effect on his career
Usage: the Chancellor dismissed rising inflation as a blip
5). Ghastly (Adjective) – भयानक 1). Vestige (Noun) – अवशेष
Definition: causing great horror or fear. Definition: a trace or remnant of something that is
Synonyms: terrible, frightful, horrible, grim, awful, dire disappearing or no longer exists
Antonyms: good, beautiful. Synonyms:
Usage: one of the most ghastly crimes ever committed remnant, remainder, fragment, relic, echo, indication, sign, tr
ace
6). Amendments (Noun) – संशोधन Antonyms: information, lot.
Definition: a minor change or addition designed to improve a Usage: the last vestiges of colonialism
text, piece of legislation
Synonyms: revision, alteration, change, modification, 2). Allure (Noun) – लुभाना
qualification, adaptation, adjustment Definition: the quality of being powerfully and mysteriously
Antonyms: damage, harm, hurt. attractive or fascinating.
Usage: an amendment to existing bail laws Synonyms: attraction, lure, draw, pull, appeal, glamour,
allurement, enticement
7). Deprived (Adjective) – वंतचत Antonyms: repulsion, opposition.
Definition: suffering a severe and damaging lack of basic Usage: people for whom gold holds no allure
material and cultural benefits.
Synonyms: disadvantaged, underprivileged, poverty- 3). Frontrunner (Noun) – प्रततयोगी
stricken, impoverished, poor, destitute Definition: the contestant that is leading in a race or other
Antonyms: rich, wealthy. competition.
Synonyms: competitor, favourite, rival, contender, favourite, 9). Flouted (Verb) – उल्लंघन करना
competition, challenger. Definition: openly disregard (a rule, law, or convention).
Antonyms: dislike, unwilling. Synonyms: defy, refuse to obey, go against, rebel
Usage: the front runner for the presidential nomination against, scorn, disdain, show contempt for.
Antonyms: observe, follow.
4). Unprecedented (Adjective) – अभूतपूवण Usage: the advertising code is being flouted
Definition: never done or known before.
Synonyms: 10). Chant (Noun) – मंत्र जाप करना
unparalleled, unequalled, unmatched, unrivalled, without Definition: a repeated rhythmic phrase, typically one shouted
parallel, without equal. or sung in unison by a crowd.
Antonyms: normal, common. Synonyms: shout, cry, slogan, rallying call, war
Usage: the government took the unprecedented step of cry, chorus, chanting
releasing confidential correspondence Antonyms: happy, joy.
Usage: a group of young people set up a chant of ‘Why are
5). Aberration (Noun) – तवपिन we waiting?
Definition: a departure from what is normal, usual, or
expected, typically an unwelcome one. 11). Bravado (Noun) – साहस
Synonyms: anomaly, deviation, divergence, abnormality, Definition: a bold manner or a show of boldness intended to
irregularity, variation, digression, freak impress or intimidate.
Antonyms: usual, regular, normal. Synonyms: boldness, bold
Usage: they described the outbreak of violence in the area as manner, swagger, swaggering, bluster, swashbuckling
an aberration Antonyms: modesty, fear
Usage: he possesses none of the classic wheeler-dealer's
6). Devastating (Adjective) – भयानक casual bravado
Definition: causing severe shock, distress, or grief.
Synonyms: 12). Monstrous (Adjective) – राक्षसी
shattering, shocking, traumatic, overwhelming, crushing, extr Definition: having the ugly or frightening appearance of a
emely upsetting monster.
Antonyms: casual, fortunate. Synonyms: grotesque, hideous, ugly, ghastly, gruesome,
Usage: the news came as a devastating blow horrible, horrid, horrific
Antonyms: lovely, beautiful, normal
7). Ascertain (Verb) – पता लगाना Usage: monstrous, bug-eyed fish
Definition: find (something) out for certain; make sure of.
Synonyms: find out, discover, get/come to know, work 13). Brute (Noun) – जानवर
out, make out, fathom (out), become aware of. Definition: a savagely violent man or animal.
Antonyms: disprove, assist, confuse. Synonyms:
Usage: an attempt to ascertain the cause of the accident savage, beast, monster, animal, sadist, barbarian, devil, demo
n, fiend
8). Requisite (Adjective) – अपेतक्षत Antonyms: gentle, mild, weak.
Definition: made necessary by particular circumstances or Usage: he was a cold-blooded brute
regulations.
Synonyms: necessary, required, prerequisite, essential, 14). Misery (Noun) – दुुःख,संकि
indispensable, vital Definition: a state or feeling of great physical or mental
Antonyms: optional, unnecessary, non-essential distress or discomfort.
Usage: the application will not be processed until the Synonyms:
requisite fee is paid unhappiness, distress, wretchedness, hardship, suffering, affli
ction,

anguish, anxiety 6). Bluster (Verb) – धमकाना

Antonyms: contentment, pleasure Definition: talk in a loud, aggressive, or indignant way with
Usage: a man who had brought her nothing but misery little effect.
Synonyms: rant, thunder; boast, brag, swagger
Editorial 17-04-2018 Antonyms: quiet, silent.
1). Bracing (Adjective) – ताजा और सशि Usage: you threaten and bluster, but won't carry it through
Definition: fresh and invigorating.
Synonyms: 7). Glut (Noun) – भरमार
invigorating, refreshing, stimulating, energizing, exhilarating, Definition: an excessively abundant supply of something.
enlivening, Synonyms:
revivin surplus, excess, surfeit, superfluity, overabundance, superabu
Antonyms: warm, hot, responsive. ndance
Usage: the bracing sea air Antonyms: dearth, scarcity
Usage: there is a glut of cars on the market
2). Peers (Verb) – तनकि / इमानदारी से देखना
Definition: look with difficulty or concentration at someone 8). Allying (Verb) – जोड़ना
or something. Definition: combine or unite a resource or commodity with
Synonyms: squint, look closely/earnestly, try to see, look (another) for mutual benefit.
through narrowed eyes, narrow one's eye Synonyms: combine, marry, couple, merge, amalgamate,
Antonyms: clear, broad minded. join, pool, fuse
Usage: Faye peered at her with suspicion Antonyms: away, far, unalike.
Usage: he allied his racing experience with his father's
3). Bruising (Verb) – परे शान करना या अपमान करना business acumen
Definition: hurt (someone's feelings).
Synonyms: 9). Reluctant (Adjective) -- अतनच्छु क
upset, offend, insult, affront, hurt, wound, pain, injure, crush, Definition: unwilling and hesitant; disinclined.
displease, Synonyms:
peeve unwilling, disinclined, unenthusiastic, grudging, resistant, res
Antonyms: heel, aid, help. isting,
Usage: she tried to bolster her bruised pride opposed
Antonyms: careless, bold.
4). Fallout (Noun) – पटरर्ाम Usage: today, many ordinary people are still reluctant to talk
Definition: the adverse results of a situation or action. about politics
Synonyms: outgrowth, consequence, offshoot.
Antonyms: suppress, decrease. 10). Ostensibly (Adverb) – प्रकि रूप से
Usage: he's prepared to take calculated risks regardless of Definition: as appears or is stated to be true, though not
political fallout necessarily so; apparently.
Synonyms: apparently, seemingly, on the face of it, to all
5). Manoeuvre (Noun) -- पैंतरे बाजी appearances, on the surface Antonyms: unlikely,
Definition: carefully guide or manipulate (someone or improbably.
something) in order to achieve an end. Usage: the party secretary resigned, ostensibly from ill
Synonyms: intrigue, plot, scheme, plan, lay health
plans, conspire, pull strings
Antonyms: 11). Credentials (Noun) – दस्तावेज
operation, exercise, activity, move, movement, action Definition: a qualification, achievement, quality, or aspect of
Usage: they were manoeuvring him into betraying his friend a person's background, especially when used to indicate their
suitability for something.

Synonyms: documents, papers, identity Synonyms: terrible, frightful, horrible, grim, awful, dire
papers, identification papers, bona fides Antonyms: beautiful, good, delight.
Antonyms: disapprove, refuse. Usage: one of the most ghastly crimes ever committed
Usage: recruitment is based mainly on academic credentials
7). Outcry (Noun) – तचल्लाहि
EDITORIAL 18-04-2018 Definition: a strong expression of public disapproval or
1). Procurement (Noun) – खरीद anger.
Definition: the action of obtaining or procuring something. Synonyms: complaints, howls of protest, objections,
Synonyms: acquisition, acquirement, appropriation, indignation, furore, clamour, clamouring
attainment Antonyms: great, nice, pleasant.
Antonyms: fail, forfeit. Usage: the public outcry over the bombing
Usage: financial assistance for the procurement of legal
advice 8). Dichotomy (Noun) – तवभाजन
Definition: a division or contrast between two things that are
2). Unremunerative (Adjective) -- अलाभकारी or are represented as being opposed or entirely different.
Definition: bringing little or no profit or income. Synonyms: division, separation, divorce, split, gulf, chasm
Synonyms: Profitless, nonprofit, worthless Antonyms: agreement, likenes.
Antonyms: benefit, gain, profit. Usage: a rigid dichotomy between science and mysticism
Usage: unremunerative research work
9). Vengeful (Adjective) – तामतसक
3). Clamour (Noun) – कोलाहल Definition: seeking to harm someone in return for a
Definition: a loud and confused noise, especially that of perceived injury.
people shouting. Synonyms: vindictive, revengeful, out for revenge, avenging,
Synonyms: din, racket, loud noise, uproar, tumult, babel, unforgiving, resentful
shouting, yelling, screaming Antonyms: agreeable, kind, nice.
Antonyms: peace, silence. Usage: a vengeful ex-con
Usage: the questions rose to a clamour
10). Clamoured (Verb) – शोर मचाना
4). Evoked (Verb) – मन में आना Definition: (of a group of people) shout loudly and
Definition: bring or recall (a feeling, memory, or image) to insistently.
the conscious mind. Synonyms: yell, shout loudly, bay, scream, shriek, roar
Synonyms: bring to mind, call to mind, put one in mind of, Antonyms: silence, calm.
call up, conjure up, summon up Usage: the surging crowds clamoured for attention
Antonyms: forgot.
Usage: the sight evoked pleasant memories of his childhood 11). Arbitrariness (Noun) – मनमानापन
Definition: the quality of being based on random choice or
5). Outrage (Noun) – आिोश personal whim, rather than any reason or system.
Definition: an extremely strong reaction of anger, shock, or Synonyms: random, irrational, irresponsible.
indignation. Antonyms: democratic, accountable, radical.
Synonyms: Usage: disparate peoples were forced together by the
indignation, fury, anger, rage, disapproval, wrath, shock, rese arbitrariness of a colonial map-maker's pen
ntment, horror
Antonyms: favour, like, wish, honour. 12). Penitence (Noun) – तोबा, पछतावा
Usage: her voice trembled with outrage Definition: the action of feeling or showing sorrow and
regret for having done wrong; repentance.
6). Ghastly (Adjective) – भयंकर रूप से
Definition: causing great horror or fear.
Synonyms: Synonyms: imprisonment, internment, confinement,

repentance, contrition, compunction, regret, remorse, remorse detention, custody, captivity, restraint
fulness Antonyms: freedom, free.
Antonyms: approval, comfort, happiness. Usage: the public would not be served by her incarceration
Usage: a public display of penitence
6). Perpetrators (Noun) – अपरातधयों
Editorial 19-04-2018 Definition: a person who carries out a harmful, illegal, or
1). Acquittal (Noun) – तनदोष बयान immoral act.
Definition: a judgement or verdict that a person is not guilty Synonyms: The criminal, Offender, the delinquent
of the crime with which they have been charged. Usage: the perpetrators of this horrific crime must be
Synonyms: brought to justice
absolution, clearing, exoneration, exculpation, declaration of
innocence 7). Bolstered (Verb) – बल तमलना
Antonyms: blame, hold. Definition: support or strengthen.
Usage: the trial resulted in an acquittal Synonyms: strengthen, support, reinforce, make
stronger, boost, fortify, give a boost to
2). Cynicism (Noun) – कु टिलता Antonyms: undermine.
Definition: an inclination to believe that people are Usage: the fall in interest rates is starting to bolster
motivated purely by self-interest; scepticism. confidence
Synonyms:
scepticism, doubt, distrust, mistrust, doubtfulness, suspicion, 8). Inevitable (adjective) – अपटरहायण, अतनवायण
disbelief, Definition: certain to happen; unavoidable.
incredulity Synonyms: unavoidable, inescapable, bound to happen, sure
Antonyms: belief, certainty, faith. to happen, inexorable
Usage: public cynicism about politics Antonyms: avoidable, uncertain
Usage: war was inevitable
3). Prosecuting (Verb) – क़ानूनी कारवाई करना
Definition: institute legal proceedings in respect of (a claim 9). Irresolute (Adjective) – अतनतित, अस्िायी
or offence). Definition: showing or feeling hesitancy; uncertain.
Synonyms: take to court, bring/institute legal proceedings Synonyms: indecisive, hesitant, tentative, nervous, weak
against, bring an action against, take legal action against Antonyms: decisive, judgement.
Antonyms: free, stop, cease. Usage: she stood irresolute outside his door
Usage: the state's attorney's office seemed to decide that this
was a case worth prosecuting 10). Replenishing (Verb) – भरपाई
Definition: restore (a stock or supply) to a former level or
4). Shattered (Verb) – तबखर जाना condition.
Definition: break or cause to break suddenly and violently Synonyms: stock up, restock, restore, fill up, make up
into pieces. Antonyms: empty, exhaust, use up
Synonyms: smash, smash to smithereens, break, break into Usage: all creatures need sleep to replenish their energies
pieces, burst, blow out
Antonyms: joint, merge, combain. 11). Throes (Noun) – व्यिा
Usage: bullets riddled the bar top, glasses shattered, bottles Definition: intense or violent pain and struggle, especially
exploded accompanying birth, death, or great change.
Synonyms: agony, pain, paroxysm, pangs, suffering, torture,
5). Incarceration (Noun) – कै द कर देना torment, anguish, distress, hardship
Definition: the state of being confined in prison; Antonyms: comfort, health, order.
imprisonment. Usage: he convulsed in his death throes

12). Reluctant (Adjective) -- अतनच्छु क 1). Manifestation (Noun) -- अतभव्यति

Definition: unwilling and hesitant; disinclined. Definition: an event, action, or object that clearly shows or
Synonyms: embodies something abstract or theoretical
unwilling, disinclined, unenthusiastic, grudging, resistant, res Synonyms: display, demonstration, showing, show,
isting, exhibition, presentation
opposed Antonyms: concealment, realty.
Antonyms: Usage: the manifestation of anxiety over disease
Usage: today, many ordinary people are still reluctant to talk
about politics 2). Spurt (Verb) – उछालना
Definition: gush out in a sudden and forceful stream.
13). Deploy (Verb) – तैनात करना Synonyms: squirt, shoot, spray, fountain, jet, erupt; gush
Definition: move (troops or equipment) into position for Antonyms: peace, continuity.
military action. Usage: he cut his finger, and blood spurted over the sliced
Synonyms: potatoes
position, station, post, place, install, locate, situate, site, estab
lish 3). Replenish (Verb) – क्रफर से भरना
Antonyms: stable, bold, permanamt. Definition: fill (something) up again
Usage: forces were deployed at strategic locations Synonyms: refill, top up, fill up, recharge, reload; freshen
Antonyms: damage, empty, null.
14). Gambit (Noun) – कपि Usage: he replenished Justin's glass with mineral water
Definition: an act or remark that is calculated to gain an
advantage, especially at the outset of a situation. 4). Abound (Verb) -- प्रचुर मात्रा में होना
Synonyms: Definition: exist in large numbers or amounts
stratagem, machination, scheme, plan, tactic, manoeuvre, mo Synonyms: be plentiful, be abundant, be numerous,
ve, course of action proliferate
Antonyms: honesty, frankness. Antonyms: fail, lack, small.
Usage: his resignation was a tactical gambit Usage: rumors of a further scandal abound
15). Hoarding (Noun) – जमाखोरी 5). Gambit (Noun) – पहला कदम

Definition: a temporary board fence erected round a building Definition: an act or remark that is calculated to gain an
site. advantage
Synonyms: store, store up, stock up on, stockpile, put aside, Synonyms: machination, scheme, plan, tactic, manoeuvre,
put by, put away, lay by, lay in, lay up, set aside, stow away, move
buy up, cache Antonyms: random, approximate.
Antonyms: squander. Usage: his resignation was a tactical gambit
Usage: thousands of antiques hoarded by a compulsive
collector 6). Perpetuate (Verb) – अतवरत बनाना
Definition: make (something) continue indefinitely
16). Perpetuating (Verb) – कायम रखना Synonyms: keep alive, keep going, keep in existence,
Definition: make (something) continue indefinitely. preserve, conserve
Synonyms: keep alive, keep going, keep in Antonyms: halt, stop, end.
existence, preserve, conserve, sustain, maintain Usage: the confusion was perpetuated through inadvertence
Antonyms: temporary, not stable.
Usage: the confusion was perpetuated through inadvertence 7). Opaque (Adjective) -- अपारदशी
Definition: not able to be seen through; not transparent
Synonyms: non-transparent, cloudy, filmy, blurred, smeared, Synonyms: oppression, victimization, maltreatment, ill
hazy treatment, mistreatment
Antonyms: bright, transparent, smart. Antonyms: happiness, joy.
Usage: bottles filled with a pale opaque liquid Usage: her family fled religious persecution
8). Revamp (Adjective) – सुधार 4). Hazardous (Adjective) – खतरनाक

Definition: give new and improved form, structure, or Definition: risky; dangerous
appearance to Synonyms: dangerous, risky, unsafe, perilous, precarious,
Synonyms: renovate, redecorate, refurbish, recondition, insecure, tricky
rehabilitate, rebuild Antonyms: beneficiary, healthy good.
Antonyms: break, damage, destroy. Usage: we work in hazardous conditions
Usage: an attempt to revamp the museum's image
5). Succour (Noun) – परे शानी में सहायता देना
9). Ambit (Noun) -- सीमा Definition: assistance and support in times of hardship and
Definition: the scope, extent, or bounds of something distress
Synonyms: scope, extent, bounds, confines, limits, range, Synonyms: aid, help, a helping hand, assistance;
breadth, width, reach, sweep, purview, span, stretch ministration, comfort, ease
Antonyms: no limit, infinity. Antonyms: obstruction, hurt.
Usage: a full discussion of this complex issue was beyond Usage: the wounded had little chance of succour
the ambit of one book
6). Conducive (Adjective) – अनुकूल
10). Redound (Verb) – सहायता देना Definition: making a certain situation or outcome likely or
Definition: contribute greatly to (a person's credit or honour) possible.
Synonyms: contribute to, be conducive to, result in, lead to, Synonyms: good for, helpful to, instrumental in, calculated
effect to produce, productive of
Antonyms: source. Antonyms: useless, worthless, adverse.
Usage: his latest diplomatic effort will redound to his credit Usage: the harsh lights and cameras were hardly conducive
to a relaxed atmosphere
Editorial 21-04-2018 7). Surmise (Verb) – अनुमान लगाना

1). Ancestry (Noun) – पुरखे Definition: suppose that something is true without having
Definition: one's family or ethnic descent. evidence to confirm it.
Synonyms: ancestors, forebears, forefathers, progenitors Synonyms: guess, conjecture, suspect, deduce, infer, come to
Antonyms: origin, end, result. the conclusion, conclude
Usage: he was proud of his Irish ancestry Antonyms: fact, proof, truth, certainty.
Usage: he surmised that something must be wrong
2). Repatriate (Verb) – क्रकसीको अपने देश में भेज देना
Definition: send (someone) back to their own country. 8). Entail (Adjective) – आवश्यक
Synonyms: intromit, admit, let in, allow in Definition: involve (something) as a necessary or inevitable
Antonyms: refugee. part or consequence.
Usage: the last German POWs were repatriated in Synonyms: necessitate, make necessary, require, need,
November 1948 demand, call for; presuppose
Antonyms: exclude, untangle, untwist.
Usage: a situation which entails considerable risks
3). Persecution (Noun) -- जुल्म
Definition: hostility and ill-treatment, especially because of
race or political or religious beliefs 9). Arbitrary (Adjective) – मनमाना

Definition: based on random choice or personal whim, rather Usage: she was simmering with resentment
than any reason or system
Synonyms: capricious, whimsical, random, chance, erratic, 5). Ramifications (Noun) – पटरर्ाम
unpredictable, inconsistent Definition: a complex or unwelcome consequence of an
Antonyms: rational, reasoned action or event.
Usage: an arbitrary decision Synonyms: consequence, result, aftermath, outcome, effect,
upshot, issue, sequel
10). Proximity (Noun) – तनकिता Antonyms: source, origin, cause.
Definition: nearness in space, time, or relationship Usage: any change is bound to have legal ramifications
Synonyms: closeness, nearness, presence, juxtaposition,
propinquity, adjacency 6). Insinuations (Noun) – फु सलाव
Antonyms: distance, remoteness. Definition: an unpleasant hint or suggestion of something
Usage: do not operate microphones in close proximity to bad.
television sets Synonyms:
implication, inference, suggestion, hint, intimation, imputatio
Editorial 23-04-2018 n,
innuendo, reference
1). Confrontation (Noun) – आमना- सामना
Antonyms: conceal, leave alone, hide.
Definition: a hostile or argumentative situation or meeting
Usage: I've done nothing to deserve all your vicious
between opposing parties.
insinuations
Synonyms: conflict, clash, brush, fight, battle, contest,
encounter, head-to-head, face-off
7). Bribery (Noun) -- टरश्वतखोरी
Antonyms: agreement, calm, peace.
Definition: the giving or offering of a bribe.
Usage: a confrontation with the legislature
Synonyms: corruption, subornation.
Antonyms: mortality, probity, frankness.
2). Impeach (Verb) – प्रभातवत करना
Usage: his opponent had been guilty of bribery and
Definition: call into question the integrity or validity of (a
corruption
practice).
Synonyms: challenge, question, call into question, cast doubt
8). Prerogative (Noun) -- परमातधकार
on, raise doubts about
Antonyms: absolve, exonerate, answer. Definition: a right or privilege exclusive to a particular
individual or class.
Usage: there is no desire to impeach the privileges of the
House of Commons Synonyms:
entitlement, right, privilege, advantage, due, birthright
Antonyms: duty, obligation.
3). Dissent (Noun) – असहमत होना
Usage: in some countries, higher education is predominantly
Definition: the holding or expression of opinions at variance
the prerogative of the rich
with those commonly or officially held.
Synonyms: disagreement, lack of agreement, difference of
9). Perceived (Verb) – कतित होना
opinion, argument, dispute, demur
Antonyms: agree, assent Definition: become aware or conscious of (something); come
to realize or understand.
Usage: there was no dissent from this view
Synonyms: discern, recognize, become cognizant
of, become aware of, become conscious of
4). Simmering (Verb) – िोतधत होना
Antonyms: disbelieve, disregard, ignore, miss,
Definition: show or feel barely suppressed anger or other
misunderstand
strong emotion.
Usage: his mouth fell open as he perceived the truth
Synonyms: be furious, be enraged, be angry, be incensed, be
infuriated, be beside oneself
10). Rift (Noun) – अनबन
Antonyms: be happy, cool, soothe, freeze.
Definition: a crack, split, or break in something.

Synonyms: Editorial 24-04-2018
crack, fault, flaw, split, break, breach, fissure, fracture, cleft,
1). Authoritarianism (Noun) – अतधनायकवाद
crevice,
Definition: favouring or enforcing strict obedience to
gap, cranny, slit
authority at the expense of personal freedom.
Antonyms: closure, closing, continuation, solid, agreement,
Synonyms:
concordance
autocratic, dictatorial, totalitarian, despotic, tyrannical, autarc
Usage: the wind had torn open a rift in the clouds
hic,
draconian, absolute
11). Imperil (Verb) – संकि में डालना Antonyms: democratic, liberal, lenient, permissive
Definition: put at risk of being harmed, injured, or destroyed. Usage: the transition from an authoritarian to a democratic
Synonyms: endanger, jeopardize, risk, put at risk, put in regime
danger, expose to danger, put in jeopardy
Antonyms: help, risk, hazard, risk.
2). Plebiscite (Noun) – जनमत-संग्रह
Usage: they advised against tax increases for fear of
Definition: the direct vote of all the members of an electorate
imperilling the recovery
on an important public question such as a change in the
constitution.
12). Dispensed (Verb) – समाप्त करना Synonyms: vote, referendum, ballot, poll
Definition: distribute or provide (a service or information) to Usage: the administration will hold a plebiscite for the
a number of people. approval of constitutional reforms
Synonyms: distribute, pass round, pass out, hand out, deal
out, dole out, share out, divide out
3). Detention (Noun) – नजरबंदी
Antonyms: Collect, Include, keep.
Definition: the action of detaining someone or the state of
Usage: orderlies went round dispensing drinks
being detained in official custody.
Synonyms:
13). Charm (Noun) – मोहकता custody, imprisonment, confinement, incarceration, internme
Definition: the power or quality of delighting, attracting, or nt, captivity, restraint, arrest
fascinating others. Antonyms: aid, custody, delay, help.
Synonyms: Usage: the fifteen people arrested were still in police
attractiveness, beauty, glamour, prettiness, loveliness detention
Antonyms: Unattractiveness, repel.
Usage: he was captivated by her youthful charm
4). Soaring (Verb) – तेजी से वृति
Definition: increase rapidly above the usual level.
14). Bolstered (Verb) – बल तमलना Synonyms: increase rapidly, shoot up, rise
Definition: support or strengthen. rapidly, escalate, spiral upwards
Synonyms: strengthen, support, reinforce, make Antonyms: decrease, drop, decline, fall.
stronger, boost, fortify, give a boost to Usage: the cost of living continued to soar
Antonyms: Week, glassy, fullness.
Usage: the fall in interest rates is starting to bolster
5). Averting (Verb) – िालना
confidence
Definition: turn away (one's eyes or thoughts).
Synonyms: turn aside, turn away, turn to one side
15). Egalitarian (Adjective) – समतावादी Antonyms: aid, assist, help.
Definition: believing in or based on the principle that all Usage: she averted her eyes while we made stilted
people are equal and deserve equal rights and opportunities. conversation
Synonyms: democratic, equitable, impartial, just, unbiased
Antonyms: snob, snoot.
6). Cite (Verb) -- सराहना
Usage: a fairer, more egalitarian society

Definition: praise (someone, typically a member of the Usage: an emerald and gold cross was salvaged from the
armed forces) in an official report for a courageous act. wreck
Synonyms: commend, pay tribute to, praise, recognize, give
recognition to 12). Manoeuvring (Verb) – पैंतरे बाजी करना
Antonyms: conceal, deny, take, withhold, forget. Definition: move skilfully or carefully.
Usage: he has been cited many times for his contributions in Synonyms: steer, guide, drive, negotiate, navigate, pilot,
the intelligence area direct, manipulate, move
Antonyms: ignorance, inaction, stoppage, honesty.
7). Prelude (Noun) – प्रस्ताव Usage: the lorry was unable to manoeuvre comfortably in
Definition: an action or event serving as an introduction to the narrow street
something more important.
Synonyms: 13). Beleaguered (Verb) – परे शान होना
preliminary, overture, opening, preparation, introduction, star Definition: put in a very difficult situation.
t, beginning Synonyms: hard-pressed, troubled, in difficulties, under
Antonyms: Conclusion, postscript. pressure, under stress, with one's back to
Usage: a ceasefire had been agreed as a prelude to full peace Antonyms: assist, aid, make happy, assist.
negotiations Usage: the board is supporting the beleaguered director
8). Enclave (Noun) -- अलग,तवतशष्ट 14). Viable (Adjective) – व्यवहायण

Definition: a place or group that is different in character Definition: capable of working successfully; feasible.
from those surrounding it. Synonyms: workable, feasible, practicable, practical,
Synonyms: distinct, vary, different. applicable, usable, manageable, operable, operational,
Antonyms: same, similar, alike, close, near, homogeneous. possible
Usage: the engineering department is traditionally a male Antonyms: impracticable, impossible, unfeasible.
enclave Usage: the proposed investment was economically viable
9). Insurgency (Noun) – तवद्रोह Editorial 25-04-2018

Definition: an active revolt or uprising.
1). Delineate (Verb) – तचतत्रत करना
Synonyms: activist, protest, radical, rebel.
Definition: describe or portray (something) precisely.
Antonyms: loyal, government
Synonyms: describe, set forth, set out, present, outline,
Usage: rebels are waging an armed insurgency to topple the
depict, portray, represent
monarchy
Antonyms: Confuse, Distort.
Usage: the law should delineate and prohibit behaviour
10). Dissent (Noun) – असहमत होना which is socially abhorrent
Definition: the holding or expression of opinions at variance
2). Contours (Noun) – आकृ तत
Synonyms: disagreement, lack of agreement, difference of
Definition: an outline representing or bounding the shape or
opinion, argument, dispute
form of something.
Antonyms: assent, agree, accept
Synonyms: outline, shape, form
Antonyms: Core, Affection, Centre.
Usage: she traced the contours of his face with her finger
11). Salvage (Verb) – उबार
Definition: rescue (a wrecked or disabled ship or its cargo)
3). Conjecture (Noun) – अनुमान
from loss at sea.
Definition: an opinion or conclusion formed on the basis of
Synonyms: rescue, save, recover, retrieve, raise, reclaim, get
incomplete information.
back
Synonyms:
Antonyms: lose, forfeit, harm, hurt, abandon.
guess, speculation, surmise, fancy, notion, belief, suspicion
Antonyms: fact, truth, known. Usage: the player can expect a suspension for his latest
Usage: conjectures about the newcomer were many and misdemeanour
varied
10). Consternation (Noun) – तनराशा
4). Signatories (Noun) -- हस्ताक्षरकताण Definition: a feeling of anxiety or dismay, typically at
Definition: a party that has signed an agreement, especially a something unexpected.
state that has signed a treaty. Synonyms: dismay, perturbation, anxiety, distress, disquiet,
Synonyms: witness, certifier, oath. disquietude, discomposure
Usage: Britain is a signatory to the convention Antonyms: Calm, Composure, Confidence, Peaceful.
Usage: to her consternation her car wouldn't start
5). Veracity (Noun) – सच्चाई
Definition: conformity to facts; accuracy. 11). Defunct (Adjective) – अनुपयोगी
Synonyms: Definition: no longer existing or functioning.
truthfulness, truth, accuracy, accurateness, correctness, exact Synonyms: disused, no longer in use, unused, inoperative,
ness non-functioning, unusable
Antonyms: falsehood, unfairness, deceit. Antonyms: working, extant, alive, living
Usage: officials expressed doubts concerning the veracity of Usage: the now defunct Somerset & Dorset railway line
the story
12). Crawling (Verb) -- रें गने
6). Indelible (Adjective) – अतमि Definition: behave obsequiously or ingratiatingly in the hope
Definition: making marks that cannot be removed. of gaining someone's favour.
Synonyms: Synonyms: grovel to, be obsequious towards, ingratiate
ineradicable, inerasable, ineffaceable, unexpungeable, indestr oneself with, be servile towards, be sycophantic towards
uctible, permanent Antonyms: oppose, disagreement.
Antonyms: Temporary, erasable, eradicable. Usage: a reporter's job can involve crawling to objectionable
Usage: an indelible marker pen people
7). Promulgation (Verb) – प्रचार Editorial 26-04-2018

Definition: to make known by open declaration 1). Ambit (Noun) – सीमा
Synonyms: publish; proclaim formally or put into operation Definition: the scope, extent, or bounds of something.
Antonyms: hide, keep secrete, keep quiet, collect. Synonyms: Circut, scope, range, reach.
Usage: Modi promulgated a new order. Antonyms: No limit, without end.
Usage: a full discussion of this complex issue was beyond
8). Absconding (Verb) – फरार होना the ambit of one book
Definition: leave hurriedly and secretly, typically to escape
from custody or avoid arrest. 2). Abrogating (Verb) -- अतभतनषेध करना
Synonyms: run away, escape, bolt, clear out, flee, make off, Definition: repeal or do away with (a law, right, or formal
take flight, take off, fly, decamp agreement).
Antonyms: wait, remains, joint, appear. Synonyms:
Usage: the barman absconded with a week's takings repudiate, revoke, repeal, rescind, overturn, overrule, overrid
e, do away with
9). Misdemeanours (Noun) – दुष्कमण Antonyms: institute, introduce
Definition: a minor wrongdoing. Usage: a proposal to abrogate temporarily the right to strike
Synonyms: wrongdoing, evil deed, crime, felony, criminal
act 3). Brunt (Noun) – आघात
Antonyms: goodness, loyal, trustable. Definition: the worst part or chief impact of a specified
action.
Synonyms: full force, force, impact, shock, burden, pressure, Definition: inspiring fear or respect through being
strain, stress, impetus, thrust impressively large, powerful, intense, or capable.
Antonyms: ease, peace, relaxation. Synonyms:
Usage: education will bear the brunt of the cuts intimidating, forbidding, redoubtable, daunting, alarming, fri
ghtening, terrifying, petrifying
4). Sacrosanct (Adjective) – पुण्यमय Antonyms: pleasant-looking, comforting, easy, weak
Definition: (especially of a principle, place, or routine) Usage: a formidable opponent
regarded as too important or valuable to be interfered with.
Synonyms: 11). Guerrillas (Noun) – छापामारों
sacred, hallowed, respected, inviolable, inviolate, unimpeach Definition: a member of a small independent group taking
able, part in irregular fighting, typically against larger regular
unchallengeable forces.
Antonyms: violable, impeachable. Synonyms: freedom fighter, underground fighter, irregular
Usage: the individual's right to work has been upheld as soldier, irregular, resistance fighter
sacrosanct Usage: this town fell to the guerrillas
5). Repealed (Verb) – तनरस्त कर देना 12). Limbo (Noun) – अपूर्ण

Definition: revoke or annul (a law or act of parliament). Definition: an uncertain period of awaiting a decision or
Synonyms: resolution; an intermediate state or condition.
revoke, rescind, cancel, reverse, abrogate, annul, nullify, decl Synonyms: in abeyance, unattended
are null and void to, unfinished, incomplete
Antonyms: introduce, enact, ratify Antonyms: in hand, under way, continuing
Usage: the legislation was repealed five months later Usage: the legal battle could leave the club in limbo until
next year
6). Insurgency (Noun) --- तवद्रोह
Definition: an active revolt or uprising. 13). Cynical (Adjective) -- संशयी
Synonyms: revolt, uprising, defiance, dissent. Definition: doubtful as to whether something will happen or
Antonyms: calm, obedience, peace, orthodoxy. whether it is worthwhile.
Usage: rebels are waging an armed insurgency to topple the Synonyms:
monarchy sceptical, doubtful, distrustful, suspicious, disbelieving, unbel
ieving,
7). Apparatchik (Noun) – सदस्य Scoffing
Definition: a member of a Communist Party apparat. Antonyms: optimistic, credulous
Usage: old apparatchiks have given way to the Russian Usage: most residents are cynical about efforts to clean
government's young reformers mobsters out of their city
9). Bureaucratic (Adjective) – नौकरशाही Editorial 28-04-2018

Definition: relating to a system of government in which most 1). Bloated (Verb) – फू ला हुआ
of the important decisions are taken by state officials rather Definition: swollen with fluid or gas.
than by elected representatives. Synonyms: swollen, puffed up/out, blown up, distended,
Synonyms: administrative, official, procedural, red-tape, inflated, enlarged
governmental, ministerial, state Antonyms: shrunken, became small.
Antonyms: simple, unofficial. Usage: he had a bloated, unshaven face
Usage: well-established bureaucratic procedures
2). Exemplified (Verb) – उदाहरर् देना
10). Formidable (Adjective) – दुजेय Definition: illustrate or clarify by giving an example.

Synonyms: illustrate, give an example of, give an instance Definition: accept or act in accordance with (a rule, decision,
of, demonstrate, instance or recommendation).
Antonyms: Conceal, Confuse, hide Synonyms: comply with, obey, observe, follow, keep to,
Usage: he exemplified his point with an anecdote hold to, conform to, adhere to, stick to
Antonyms: flout, reject, fade, disappear.
3). Depreciated (Verb) -- मूल्यह्रास करना Usage: I said I would abide by their decision
Definition: diminish in value over a period of time.
Synonyms: decrease in value, lose value, decline in price, 9). Reiterates (Verb) – दोहराती
drop in price, fall in price, cheapen, devalue Definition: say something again or a number of times,
Antonyms: appreciate, raise. typically for emphasis or clarity.
Usage: the latest cars will depreciate heavily in the first year Synonyms: repeat, say again, restate, retell, recapitulate, go
over (and over), iterate, rehearse
4). Unpersuasive (Adjective) – अप्रत्यातशत Antonyms: Take back, return.
Definition: not good, by mistake. Usage: she reiterated that the government would remain
Synonyms: Poor, thin, faulty. steadfast in its support
Antonyms: Strong, capable, efficient.
Usage: Labour’s minor unpersuasive made a great loss.
5). Puisne (Adjective) – ख़राब 1). Reinvigorated (Verb) – पुनजीतवत करना
Definition: small and weak. Definition: give new energy or strength to.
Synonyms: Synonyms: enliven, modernize, renew, renovate.
undersized, underdeveloped, undernourished, underfed, stunt Antonyms: destroy, kill, ruin, depress.
ed Usage: we are fully committed to reinvigorating the
Antonyms: strong, sturdy, significant, sizeable, substantial economy of the area
Usage: white-faced, puny children
2). Benumbing (Verb) – लकवा मारना
6). Sacrosanct (Adjective) – पुण्यमय Definition: deprive of physical or emotional feeling.
Definition: (especially of a principle, place, or routine) Synonyms: Blunt, chill, daze, cumber.
regarded as too important or valuable to be interfered with. Antonyms: enliven, deadened.
Synonyms: Usage: a hoarse shout cut through his benumbed senses
sacred, hallowed, respected, inviolable, inviolate, unimpeach
able, 3). Patronage (Noun) -- सरपरस्ती
unchallengeable Definition: the support given by a patron.
Antonyms: strong, able, efficient, mobile. Synonyms: sponsorship, backing, funding, financing,
Usage: the individual's right to work has been upheld as philanthropy, promotion, furtherance
sacrosanct Antonyms: attack, blockage, disapproval.
Usage: the arts could no longer depend on private patronage
7). Evoke (Verb) – याद आना
Definition: bring or recall (a feeling, memory, or image) to 4). Overawed (Verb) – अतभभूत होना
the conscious mind. Definition: impress (someone) so much that they are silent
Synonyms: bring to mind, call to mind, put one in mind or inhibited.
of, call up, conjure up, summon up Synonyms: intimidate, daunt, cow, take someone's breath
Antonyms: Calm, Ignore, halt. away, awe, disconcert
Usage: the sight evoked pleasant memories of his childhood Antonyms: Create, delight, take apart.
Usage: the eleven-year-old was overawed by the atmosphere
8). Abide (Verb) – पालन करना
5). Belligerent (Adjective) – शत्रुतापूर्ण
Definition: hostile and aggressive. Definition: causing or affected by anxiety or stress.

Synonyms: Synonyms:
hostile, aggressive, threatening, antagonistic, pugnacious, bell anxious, worried, upset, distraught, overwrought, agitated, dis
icose tressed
Antonyms: friendly, peaceable, neutral. Antonyms: Calm, passion, peace.
Usage: the mood at the meeting was belligerent Usage: there was a fraught silence
6). Exorcise (Verb) -- भगाना 2). Prevailed (Verb) – प्रबल होना

Definition: rid (a person or place) of a supposed evil spirit. Definition: prove more powerful or superior.
Synonyms: drive out, cast out, expel Synonyms: win, win out, win through, triumph, be
Antonyms: adopt, embrace, take on victorious, be the victor, gain the victory
Usage: infants were exorcised prior to baptism Antonyms: Fail, forfeit, lose, surrender.
Usage: it is hard for logic to prevail over emotion
7). Assaulted (Verb) – हमला करना
Definition: make a physical attack on. 3). Imperative (Adjective) -- आज्ञािणक
Synonyms: hit, strike, physically attack, aim blows Definition: of vital importance; crucial.
at, slap, smack, beat, thrash Synonyms: vitally important, of vital importance, all-
Antonyms: opposition, resistance, important, vital, crucial, critical, essential
protection, security, shelter Antonyms: unimportant, optional
Usage: he pleaded guilty to assaulting a police officer Usage: immediate action was imperative
8). Quell (Verb) – वश में करना 4). Ballooning (Verb) – तेजी से वृति होना
Definition: put an end to (a rebellion or other disorder), Definition: (of an amount of money spent or owed) increase
typically by the use of force. rapidly.
Synonyms: put an end to, stamp out, put a stop to, end, Synonyms: increase rapidly, soar, rocket, shoot
finish, get rid of, crush, put down, check up, escalate, mount, surge, spiral, grow rapidly
Antonyms: bring about, prompt Antonyms: sag, flap
Usage: extra police were called to quell the disturbance Usage: the company's debt has ballooned in the last five
years
9). Tainted (Verb) – ख़राब होना
Definition: contaminate or pollute (something). 5). Overarching (Adjective) – संपूर्ण
Synonyms: contaminate, pollute, adulterate, infect, blight, Definition: comprehensive or all-embracing.
befoul, spoil Synonyms: Overall, throughout, underlying, including.
Antonyms: pure, holy, clean. Antonyms: limit, small, narrow, null.
Usage: the air was tainted by fumes from the cars Usage: a single overarching principle
10). Piecemeal (adjective) – िम से 6). Demarcated (Verb) – पटरसीतमत करना

Definition: characterized by unsystematic partial measures Definition: to determine or mark off the boundaries or limits
taken over a period of time. of
Synonyms: a little at a time, piece by piece, bit by Synonyms: delimt, markoff, detach, divide.
bit, gradually, slowly, in stages, in steps Antonyms: attach, combine, connect
Antonyms: abrupt, sudden Usage: art was being demarcated from the more objective
Usage: the village is slowly being killed off by piecemeal science
development
7). Parleys (Noun) – बातचीत
Editorial 30-04-2018 Definition: a conference between opposing sides in a
1). Fraught (Adjective) – चचततत dispute, especially a discussion of terms for an armistice.

Important Monthly English Vocabulary PDF | May 2018 | Based on “The Hindu”
1). Convulsed (Verb) -- ऐंठना Antonyms: inbuilt, embedded.

Definition: cause (someone) to make sudden, violent, Usage: a stand-alone application
uncontrollable movements.
Synonyms: laugh uproariously, roar with laughter, hold 7). Anomalies (Noun) – तिसंगततयों
one's sides, be doubled up with laughter Definition: something that deviates from what is standard,
Antonyms: harmony, peace. normal, or expected.
Usage: she rocked backwards and forwards, convulsed Synonyms: oddity, peculiarity, abnormality, irregularity,
with helpless mirth inconsistency, incongruity, deviation
Antonyms: Conformity, regularity, standard.
2). Mayhem (Noun) – हाथापाइ Usage: there are a number of anomalies in the present
Definition: violent or extreme disorder; chaos. system
Synonyms:
chaos, disorder, confusion, havoc, bedlam, pandemonium, 8). Disparities (Noun) -- ऄसमानताओं
tumult, uproar, turmoil Definition: a great difference.
Antonyms: harmony, peace, calm. Synonyms:
Usage: complete mayhem broke out discrepancy, inconsistency, imbalance, inequality, incongru
ity,
3). Manoeuvre (Noun) -- पैंतरे बाजी unevenness
Definition: a movement or series of moves requiring skill Antonyms: parity, similarity
and care. Usage: economic disparities between different regions of
Synonyms: operation, exercise, activity, move, movement, the country
action
Antonyms: remains, destroy, forget, stop. 9). Dispensing (Verb) -- तितररत करना
Usage: snowboarders performed daring manoeuvres on Definition: manage without or get rid of.
precipitous slopes Synonyms: distribute, pass round, pass out, hand out, deal
out, dole out, share out
4). Stint (Noun) – कायथकाल Antonyms: include, keep
Definition: a person's fixed or allotted period of work. Usage: let's dispense with the formalities, shall we?
Synonyms: period, time, turn, run, session, term
Antonyms: permanent, static, unchanged, fixed, stable 10). Backlash (Noun) – प्रततक्रिया
Usage: his varied career included a stint as a magician Definition: a strong negative reaction by a large number
of people, especially to a social or political development.
5). Channelled (Verb) – व्यक्त करें Synonyms: adverse
Definition: direct towards a particular end or object. reaction/response, counteraction, counterblast, comeback,
Synonyms: recoil
convey, transmit, transport, conduct, direct, guide, bear, ca Antonyms: cause, question.
rry, Usage: a public backlash against racism
relay, pass on
Antonyms: divert, ridged. Editorial 03-05-2018
Usage: many countries channel their aid through charities 1). Accrued (Verb) – ईपार्जित होना
Definition: (of a benefit or sum of money) be received by
6). Standalone (Adjective) – ऄलग से काम करना someone in regular or increasing amounts over time.
Definition: able to operate independently of other Synonyms: result, arise, follow, ensue, emanate, stem,
hardware or software. spring, flow.
Synonyms: separate, unconnected, detached Antonyms: decrease, divide, spend, diminish.
Usage: financial benefits will accrue from restructuring Antonyms: escalation, stepping
up, boosting, increase, pickup, build-
2). Influx (Noun) – प्रिेश up, sharpening, strengthening
Definition: an arrival or entry of large numbers of people Usage: the identification and mitigation of pollution
or things.
Synonyms: 7). Attributable (Adjective) -- कारण
inundation, inrush, rush, stream, flood, incursion, ingress Definition: regarded as being caused by.
Antonyms: departure, release, retract, detached Synonyms: mature, owed, unsettled.
Usage: a massive influx of tourists Antonyms: young, paid, resolved.
Usage: 43 percent of all deaths in Ireland were
3). Tumult (Noun) – कोलाहल attributable to cardiovascular disease
Definition: a loud, confused noise, especially one caused
by a large mass of people. 8). Succumbed (Verb) – हार मानना
Synonyms: din, loud Definition: fail to resist pressure, temptation, or some
noise, racket, uproar, commotion, ruckus, rumpus, hubbub other negative force.
Antonyms: peace, tranquillity, silence. Synonyms: yield, give in, give way, submit, surrender,
Usage: a tumult of shouting and screaming broke out capitulate, cave in
Antonyms: resist, conquer, withstand.
4). Reckoning (Verb) – तहसाब-क्रकताब करना Usage: we cannot merely give up and succumb to despair
Definition: the action or process of calculating or
estimating something. 9). Swift (Adjective) – शीघ्र
Synonyms: calculation, estimation, computation, working Definition: happening quickly or promptly.
out, summation, counting Synonyms: prompt, rapid, sudden, immediate, instant,
Antonyms: leave, reject, forget, ignore. instantaneous
Usage: the sixth, or by another reckoning eleventh, Earl of Antonyms: unhurried, slow, leisurely
Mar Usage: a remarkably swift recovery
5). Tumbled (Verb) – तगरना 10). Heartening (Verb) – प्रशंसा करना

Definition: fall suddenly, clumsily, or headlong. Definition: make more cheerful or confident.
Synonyms: fall (over), fall down, topple over, lose one's Synonyms: cheer up, cheer, raise someone's spirits,
footing, lose one's balance, keel over, pitch over, take a encourage, comfort, reassure, console
spill, collapse, fall headlong Antonyms: Sad, worry, dishearten, doubtful.
Antonyms: rise, soar Usage: she was heartened to observe that the effect was
Usage: she pitched forward, tumbling down the remaining faintly comic
stairs
6). Mitigation (Noun) – शमन 1). Patriarch (Noun) -- अदरणीय िृद्ध पुस्र्ष
Definition: the action of reducing the severity, seriousness, Definition: any of those biblical figures regarded as fathers
or painfulness of something. of the human race, especially Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob,
Synonyms: and their forefathers, or the sons of Jacob.
alleviation, reduction, diminution, lessening, easing, weake Synonyms: senior
ning, figure, father, paterfamilias, leader, elder, grandfather
lightening, assuagement Antonyms: youthful, juvenile; junior, adolescent, teenage,
teenaged; immature Usage: Patriarch of Moscow and All
Russia
Definition: able to be believed; convincing.

2). Encroaching (Verb) – ऄततिमण करना Synonyms:
Definition: intrude on (a person's territory, rights, personal acceptable, trustworthy, reliable, dependable, sure, good,
life, etc.). valid
Synonyms: intrude, trespass, impinge, butt in, barge in, cut Antonyms: dishonest, unacceptable.
in, obtrude, impose oneself Usage: few people found his story credible
Antonyms: give, ignore, keep off.
Usage: rather than encroach on his privacy she might have 8). Intended (Adjective) – ऄतभप्रेत
kept to her room Definition: planned or meant.
Synonyms:
3). Rebellion (Noun) – बगाित deliberate, intentional, calculated, conscious, done on
Definition: an act of armed resistance to an established purpose, planned, considered
government or leader. Antonyms: accidental, approximate.
Synonyms: Usage: the intended victim escaped
uprising, revolt, insurrection, mutiny, revolution, insurgenc
e, insurgency, rising 9). Proximity (Noun) – सामीप्य
Antonyms: calm, peace, harmony. Definition: nearness in space, time, or relationship.
Usage: the authorities put down a rebellion by landless Synonyms:
colonials closeness, nearness, presence, juxtaposition, propinquity,
adjacency
4). Ripping (Verb) – फाड़ना Antonyms: distance, remoteness.
Definition: make (a hole) by force. Usage: do not operate microphones in close proximity to
Synonyms: tear, snatch, jerk, tug, wrench, wrest, prise, television sets
force, heave, haul, drag
Antonyms: dull, weak. 10). Spies (Noun) -- ध्यान से देखना
Usage: the truck was struck by lightning and had a hole Definition: discern or make out, especially by careful
ripped out of its roof observation.
Synonyms: notice, observe, see, spot, sight, catch sight of,
5). Authentic (Adjective) – प्रमातणक glimpse, catch/get a glimpse of
Definition: of undisputed origin and not a copy; genuine. Usage: he could spy a figure in the distance
Synonyms: genuine, original, real, actual, pukka, bona
fide, true, veritable Editorial 05-05-2018
Antonyms: corrupt, false, doubtful. 1). Scandal (Noun) – कांड
Usage: the letter is now accepted as an authentic Definition: an action or event regarded as morally or
document legally wrong and causing general public outrage.
Synonyms: outrageous wrongdoing, outrageous
6). Disincentive (Noun) -- तनस्र्त्सातहत behaviour, immoral behaviour, unethical behaviour,
Definition: a factor, especially a financial disadvantage, discreditable behaviour
that discourages a particular action. Antonyms: approval, honor, praise.
Synonyms: deterrent, discouragement, dissuasion, damper Usage: a bribery scandal involving one of his key
Antonyms: help, aid, benefit. supporters
Usage: spiralling house prices are beginning to act as a
disincentive to development 2). Denting (Verb) – कमिोर करना
Definition: have an adverse effect on; diminish.
7). Credible (Adjective) – प्रत्ययनीय
Synonyms: Usage: it seemed impossible that anyone could endure

diminish, reduce, lessen, shrink, weaken, erode, undermin such pain
e, sap, shake, break
Antonyms: increase, bulge. 8). Anxiety (Noun) – व्यग्रता
Usage: this neither deterred him nor dented his Definition: a feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease
enthusiasm about something with an uncertain outcome.
Synonyms:worry, concern, apprehension, apprehensivenes
3). Ferried (Verb) – यहााँ से िहां ले िाना s, consternation,
Definition: transport from one place to another on short or uneasiness
regular trips. Antonyms: advantage, calm, certainty.
Synonyms: Usage: he felt a surge of anxiety
transport, convey, carry, bear, ship, run, chauffeur, take, br
ing, shuttle 9). Grotesque (Adjective) – तिकृ त
Antonyms: hold, keep, maintain. Definition: comically or repulsively ugly or distorted.
Usage: ambulances ferried the injured to hospital Synonyms: malformed, deformed, misshapen,
misproportioned, distorted, twisted
4). Ruthless (Adjective) – िू र Antonyms: common, familiar, little.
Definition: having or showing no pity or compassion for Usage: a figure wearing a grotesque mask
others.
Synonyms: merciless, pitiless, cruel, heartless, hard- 10). Enshrined (Verb) – प्रततष्ठातपत करना
hearted, hard, stony-hearted, stony Definition: preserve (a right, tradition, or idea) in a form
Antonyms: calm, civilized, easy, feeling. that ensures it will be protected and respected.
Usage: a ruthless manipulator Synonyms: set down, set out, spell out, express, lay down,
set in stone, embody, realize, manifest
5). Trauma (Noun) – ऄतभघात Antonyms: condemn, desecrate, defile, disrespect
Definition: physical injury. Usage: the right of all workers to strike was enshrined in
Synonyms: the new constitution
injury, damage, hurt, wound, wounding, sore, bruise, cut, l
aceration, 11). Repercussions (Noun) – नतीिों
lesion Definition: an unintended consequence of an event or
Usage: rupture of the diaphragm caused by blunt trauma action, especially an unwelcome one.
Synonyms: consequence, result, effect, outcome, by-
6). Aliens (Noun) – तिदेशी product
Definition: a foreigner, especially one who is not a Antonyms: cause, reason.
naturalized citizen of the country where he or she is living. Usage: the move would have grave repercussions for the
Synonyms: foreigner, foreign national, non- entire region
native, immigrant, emigrant, émigré
Antonyms: local, national, native. 12). Impartial (Adjective) – तनष्पक्ष
Usage: an enemy alien Definition: treating all rivals or disputants equally.
Synonyms: unbiased, unprejudiced, neutral, non-
7). Endure (Verb) – सहना partisan, non-discriminatory, anti-discrimination
Definition: suffer (something painful or difficult) patiently. Antonyms: interested, partial, unfair.
Synonyms: undergo, go through, live Usage: the minister cannot be impartial in the way that a
through, experience, meet, encounter judge would be
Antonyms: disallow, reject, retreat.
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1). Scandal (Noun) – कांड binding, obligatory, mandatory, necessary, compulsory, req
Definition: an action or event regarded as morally or uired,
legally wrong and causing general public outrage. Requisite
Synonyms: outrageous wrongdoing, outrageous Antonyms: unnecessary, not important.
behaviour, immoral behaviour, unethical behaviour Usage: the government realized that it was incumbent on
Antonyms: good deal, compliment, flattery, praise. them to act
Usage: a bribery scandal involving one of his key
supporters 7). Barring (Verb) -- को छोड़कर
Definition: except for; if not for.
2). Lavish (Verb) – ईदार होना Synonyms: except for, with the exception of, excepting, if
Definition: bestow something in generous or extravagant there is/are no, bar, discounting
quantities on. Antonyms: including, in addition to
Synonyms: give Usage: barring accidents, we should win
freely, spend, expend, heap, shower, pour, deluge, give
generously 8). Alleviate (Verb) – कम करना
Antonyms: lacking, poor, reasonable, saving. Definition: make (suffering, deficiency, or a problem) less
Usage: the media couldn't lavish enough praise on the film severe.
Synonyms: reduce, ease, relieve, take the edge
3). Erstwhile (Adjective) – भूतपूिथ off, deaden, dull, diminish, lessen, weaken, lighten
Definition: former. Antonyms: irritate, worsen, incite.
Synonyms: former, old, past, one-time, sometime, as Usage: he couldn't prevent her pain, only alleviate it
was, ex-, late
Antonyms: new, recently developed, newly discovered, 9). Indigenous (Adjective) – देशि
brand new Definition: originating or occurring naturally in a particular
Usage: the erstwhile president of the company place; native.
Synonyms: native, aboriginal, local
4). Bumiputras (Noun) -- स्िदेशी मलय मूल के एक मलेतशयाइ Antonyms: alien, foreign
Definition: a Malaysian of indigenous Malay origin. Usage: the indigenous peoples of Siberia
Usage: bumiputra ownership
10). Portraying (Verb) – तिंतित
5). Preferential (Adjective) – ऄतधमान्य Definition: describe (someone or something) in a
Definition: of or involving preference or partiality; particular way.
constituting a favour or privilege. Synonyms:
Synonyms: represent, depict, characterize, describe, present
special, better, privileged, superior, favoured, advantageou Antonyms: Confuse, Mix up, Obscure.
s, favourable Usage: the book portrayed him as a self-serving careerist
Antonyms: worse, bad, oppose.
Usage: preferential interest rates may be offered to Editorial 08-05-2018
employees 1). Episodic (Adjective) – प्रासंतगक
Definition: containing or consisting of a series of separate
6). Incumbent (Adjective) – ऄिलंबी parts or events.
Definition: necessary for (someone) as a duty or Synonyms: in episodes, in instalments, in sections, in parts
responsibility. Antonyms: complete, entire.
Usage: an episodic narrative
Definition: (of troops) come together again in order to

2). Tranquil (Adjective) – शांत continue fighting after a defeat or dispersion.
Definition: free from disturbance; calm. Synonyms: reassemble, regroup, re-form, reunite, gather
Synonyms: together again, get together again
peaceful, restful, reposeful, calm, quiet, still, serene, placid Antonyms: demobilize, disband
, relaxing, soothing Usage: De Montfort's troops rallied and drove back the
Antonyms: disturbed, busy, excitable king's infantry
Usage: her tranquil gaze
9). Speculated (Verb) – ऄनुमान लगाना
3). Uptrend (Noun) -- उपर प्रिृति Definition: form a theory or conjecture about a subject
Definition: an upward tendency, especially a rise in without firm evidence.
economic value. Synonyms: conjecture, theorize, form
Synonyms: rise, improvement, advancement. theories, hypothesize, make suppositions
Antonyms: loss, decrease, reduction. Antonyms: forget, neglect.
Usage: the uptrend in sales and profits is expected to be Usage: my colleagues speculate about my private life
sustained in the October-March period
10). Temptation (Noun) – प्रलोभन
4). Regime (Noun) – शासन Definition: the desire to do something, especially
Definition: a government, especially an authoritarian one. something wrong or unwise.
Synonyms: government, authorities, system of Synonyms: desire, urge, itch, impulse, inclination
government, rule, reign, dominion, sovereignty Antonyms: desire, hate, prevention.
Usage: ideological opponents of the regime Usage: he resisted the temptation to call Celia at the office
5). Fortnightly (Adjective) – पातक्षक Editorial 09-05-2018

Definition: a magazine or other periodical issued every two 1). Episodic (Adjective) – प्रासंतगक
weeks. Definition: containing or consisting of a series of separate
Usage: the review was launched as a fortnightly in 1957 parts or events.
Synonyms: in episodes, in instalments, in sections, in parts
6). Teargas (Noun) -- अाँसू गैस Antonyms: complete, entire.
Definition: gas that causes severe irritation to the eyes, Usage: an episodic narrative
chiefly used in riot control to force crowds to disperse.
Usage: police used water cannon and tear gas against 2). Tranquil (Adjective) – शांत
demonstrators Definition: free from disturbance; calm.
Synonyms:
7). Alienation (Noun) – ऄलगाि की भािना peaceful, restful, reposeful, calm, quiet, still, serene, placid
Definition: the state or experience of being alienated. , relaxing, soothing
Synonyms: Antonyms: disturbed, busy, excitable
isolation, detachment, estrangement, distance, separation, Usage: her tranquil gaze
severance
Antonyms: agreement, charm, endearment. 3). Uptrend (Noun) -- उपर प्रिृति
Usage: a sense of alienation from our environment Definition: an upward tendency, especially a rise in
economic value.
Synonyms: rise, improvement, advancement.
8). Rallied (Verb) – पुनः आकट्ठा होना Antonyms: loss, decrease, reduction.

Usage: the uptrend in sales and profits is expected to be

sustained in the October-March period 10). Temptation (Noun) – प्रलोभन
Definition: the desire to do something, especially
4). Regime (Noun) – शासन something wrong or unwise.
Definition: a government, especially an authoritarian one. Synonyms: desire, urge, itch, impulse, inclination
Synonyms: government, authorities, system of Antonyms: desire, hate, prevention.
government, rule, reign, dominion, sovereignty Usage: he resisted the temptation to call Celia at the office
Usage: ideological opponents of the regime
5). Fortnightly (Adjective) – पातक्षक 1). Misery (Noun) – कष्ट,दुःख
Definition: a magazine or other periodical issued every two Definition: a state or feeling of great physical or mental
weeks. distress or discomfort.
Usage: the review was launched as a fortnightly in 1957 Synonyms: unhappiness, distress, wretchedness, hardship,
suffering, affliction, anguish, anxiety
6). Teargas (Noun) -- अाँसू गैस Antonyms: contentment, pleasure
Definition: gas that causes severe irritation to the eyes, Usage: a man who had brought her nothing but misery
chiefly used in riot control to force crowds to disperse.
Usage: police used water cannon and tear gas against 2). Ferocity (Noun) -- िू रता
demonstrators Definition: the state or quality of being ferocious.
Synonyms:
7). Alienation (Noun) – ऄलगाि की भािना savagery, brutality, brutishness, barbarity, fierceness, viole
Definition: the state or experience of being alienated. nce, aggression
Synonyms: Antonyms: gentleness
isolation, detachment, estrangement, distance, separation, Usage: the ferocity of the storm caught them by surprise
severance
Antonyms: agreement, charm, endearment. 3). Mitigate (Verb) – कम करना
Usage: a sense of alienation from our environment Definition: make (something bad) less severe, serious, or
painful.
Synonyms:
8). Rallied (Verb) – पुनः आकट्ठा होना alleviate, reduce, diminish, lessen, weaken, lighten, attenu
Definition: (of troops) come together again in order to ate, take the edge off, allay
continue fighting after a defeat or dispersion. Antonyms: aggravate, increase, intensify
Synonyms: reassemble, regroup, re-form, reunite, gather Usage: drainage schemes have helped to mitigate this
together again, get together again problem
Antonyms: demobilize, disband
Usage: De Montfort's troops rallied and drove back the 4). Aerosols (Noun) -- िायु या गैस में फै ले कणों का एक
king's infantry कोलाआतडयल तनलंबन।
Definition: a colloidal suspension of particles dispersed in
9). Speculated (Verb) – ऄनुमान लगाना air or gas.
Definition: form a theory or conjecture about a subject Usage: the organisms are spread in the aerosols
without firm evidence. generated by showers
Synonyms: conjecture, theorize, form
theories, hypothesize, make suppositions 5). Unilaterally (Adverb) – आकतरफ़ा
Antonyms: forget, neglect.
Usage: my colleagues speculate about my private life
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one person, group, or country involved in a situation, 1). Preeminence (Noun) – श्रेष्टता
without the agreement of others. Definition: the fact of surpassing all others; superiority.
Synonyms: one part, one side. Synonyms: superiority, supremacy, greatness, excellence,
Antonyms: multilateral, five-side distinction, prominence, predominance, eminence,
Usage: in 1996 the region unilaterally declared peerlessness
independence Antonyms: incapability, week, inferior.
Usage: the Edinburgh Festival maintains its pre-eminence
6). Curtailed (Verb) – कटौती करना because of the quality of its programming
Definition: reduce in extent or quantity; impose a
restriction on. 2). Pervasive (Adjective) – व्यापक
Synonyms: reduce, cut, cut down, cut back, decrease, Definition: (especially of an unwelcome influence or
lessen, diminish, slim down physical effect) spreading widely throughout an area or a
Antonyms: increase, improve. group of people.
Usage: civil liberties were further curtailed Synonyms: prevalent, penetrating, pervading, permeating,
extensive, ubiquitous, omnipresent, present everywhere,
7). Wrecked (Verb) – बबाथद करना rife
Definition: spoil completely. Antonyms: secrete, scare, rare, uncommon.
Synonyms: ruin, spoil, disrupt, undo, mar, play havoc Usage: ageism is pervasive and entrenched in our society
with, make a mess of, put an end to
Antonyms: preserve, protect. 3). Salvage (Verb) – ईबार करना
Usage: an eye injury wrecked his chances of a professional Definition: rescue (a wrecked or disabled ship or its cargo)
career from loss at sea.
Synonyms: save, protect, recover, reclaim.
8). Tumultuous (Adjective) – शोर Antonyms: loss, endanger, harm, hurt.
Definition: making an uproar or loud, confused noise. Usage: an emerald and gold cross were salvaged from the
Synonyms: loud, deafening, thunderous, thundering, ear- wreck
shattering, ear-splitting, ear-piercing
Antonyms: peaceful, uneventful, orderly 4). Stringent (Adjective) – कड़ी से कड़ी
Usage: tumultuous applause Definition: (of regulations, requirements, or conditions)
strict, precise, and exacting.
9). Preparedness (Noun) – तत्परता Synonyms: strict, firm, rigid, rigorous, severe, harsh, tough,
Definition: a state of readiness, especially for war. tight, exacting, demanding, inflexible, stiff
Synonyms: ready, about to start. Antonyms: flexible, gentle, kind, facile.
Antonyms: delay, late. Usage: stringent guidelines on air pollution
Usage: the country maintained a high level of military
preparedness 5). Alleged (Verb) – कतथत तौर पर
Definition: said, without proof, to have taken place or to
10). Buckle (Noun) – बकसुअ have a specified illegal or undesirable quality.
Definition: a flat, typically rectangular frame with a hinged Synonyms: supposed, so-called, claimed, professed,
pin, used for joining the ends of a belt or strap purported, ostensible, apparent, putative
Synonyms: clasp, clip, catch, fastener, fastening, hasp Antonyms: certain, sure, definite.
Antonyms: release, unfasten. Usage: the alleged conspirators
Usage: most rucksacks have quick release buckles
6). Embezzlement (Noun) – ग़बन
Definition: theft or misappropriation of funds placed in Usage: the party secretary resigned, ostensibly from ill
one's trust or belonging to one's employer. health
Synonyms: misappropriation, theft, stealing, robbing,
robbery, thieving, pilfering
Antonyms: return, reimbursement. Editorial 12-05-2018
Usage: charges of fraud and embezzlement 1).Lynching (Verb)
Definition:(of a group of people) kill (someone) for an
7). Dented (Verb) – कम होना alleged offence without a legal trial, especially by hanging.
Definition: have an adverse effect on; diminish. Synonyms:hang, hang by the neck, punishing.
Synonyms: diminish, reduce, lessen, shrink, weaken, Antonyms:bear, create, prepare.
erode, undermine, sap, shake, break, crush, cripple Usage:her father had been lynched by whites
Antonyms: fill, flush, bulge.
Usage: this neither deterred him nor dented his 2).Brutality (Noun)
enthusiasm Definition:savage physical violence; great cruelty.
Synonyms:savagery, cruelty, bloodthirstiness, viciousness,
8). Sermons (Noun) – ईपदेश ferocity, barbarity, wickedness, murderousness
Definition: a long or tedious piece of admonition or Antonyms:gentleness, kindness
reproof; a lecture. Usage:brutality against civilians
Synonyms: lecture, tirade, harangue, diatribe
Antonyms: commendation, pat on the back 3).Lure (Verb)
Usage: he understood that if he said any more he would Definition:tempt (a person or animal) to do something or
have to listen to another lengthy sermon to go somewhere, especially by offering some form of
reward.
9). Appetite (Noun) – भूख Synonyms:tempt, entice, attract, induce, coax, persuade,
Definition: a strong desire or liking for something. inveigle, allure, seduce, win over, cajole, beguile
Synonyms: craving, longing, yearning, hankering, hunger, Antonyms:fact, certainty, reality, truth.
thirst, passion, relish Usage:the child was lured into a car but managed to
Antonyms: hate, dislike, antipathy. escape
Usage: her appetite for life
4).Thrash (Verb)
Definition:move in a violent and convulsive way.
10). Paradigm (Noun) – तमसाल
Synonyms:flail, thresh, flounder, toss and turn, jerk, toss,
Definition: a set of linguistic items that form mutually
squirm, writhe, twist, wriggle, wiggle, twitch
exclusive choices in particular syntactic roles.
Antonyms:peace, calm.
Synonyms: pattern, type, order.
Usage:he lay on the ground thrashing around in pain
Antonyms: random, mingled
Usage: English determiners form a paradigm: we can say ‘a
5).Anxieties (Noun)
book’ or ‘his book’ but not ‘a his book
Definition:a feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease
about something with an uncertain outcome.
11). Ostensibly (Adverb) – प्रत्यक्ष तौर पर
Synonyms:worry, concern, apprehension,
Definition: as appears or is stated to be true, though not
apprehensiveness, consternation, uneasiness, unease,
necessarily so; apparently.
fearfulness
Synonyms: apparently, seemingly, on the face of it, to all
Antonyms:advantage, belief, faith, certainty, happiness.
appearances, on the surface, to all intents and purposes
Usage:he felt a surge of anxiety
Antonyms: improper, unlike, obscurely.

6).Anonymity (Noun)
Definition:lack of outstanding, individual, or unusual 12).Embroiled (Verb)
features; impersonality. Definition:involve (someone) deeply in an argument,
Synonyms: nameless, anonymousness. conflict, or difficult situation.
Antonyms:outstanding, excellent, group. Synonyms:include, count in, take in, bring in, draw in, take
Usage:the anonymity of big city life definitely has its into account, take account of, take note of, allow for
advantages Antonyms:exclude, remove.
Usage:the organization is currently embroiled in running
7).Perpetrators (Noun) battles with pressure groups
Definition:a person who carries out a harmful, illegal, or
immoral act. Editorial 14-05-2018
Synonyms:criminal, assassin, executioner, killer. 1). Tackling (Verb) – तनपटने का
Usage:the perpetrators of this horrific crime must be Definition: make determined efforts to deal with (a
brought to justice problem or difficult task).
Synonyms: get to grips with, apply oneself to, address
8).Vile (Adjective) oneself to, address, set about, go about
Definition:extremely unpleasant. Antonyms: complete, end, finish, lazy.
Synonyms:foul, nasty, unpleasant, bad, disagreeable, Usage: police have launched an initiative to tackle rising
horrid, horrible, dreadful, abominable, atrocious, offensive crim
Antonyms:pleasant, attractive, comforting, helpful.
Usage:he has a vile temper 2). Shambles (Noun) – खंडहर
Definition: a state of total disorder.
9).Verdict (Noun) Synonyms:
Definition:a decision on an issue of fact in a civil or chaos, mess, muddle, confusion, disorder, disarray, disorga
criminal case or an inquest. nization
Synonyms: judgement, adjudication, adjudgement, Antonyms: calm, peace, quiet.
decision, finding, ruling, resolution, pronouncement, Usage: my career was in a shambles
decree, order
Antonyms:assumption, random. 3). Inward (Adjective) – अिक
Usage:the jury returned a verdict of not guilty Definition: directed or proceeding towards the inside;
coming in from outside.
10).Contender (Noun) Synonyms: towards the inside, going in, ingoing
Definition:a person or group competing with others to Antonyms: outward, outgoing, public.
achieve something. Usage: inward mail
Synonyms:adversary, competition, rival, opponent.
Antonyms:ally, associate, helper.
4). Rein (Verb) – लगाम कसना
Usage:a presidential contender
Definition: keep under control; restrain.
Synonyms: restrain, check, curb, constrain, hold back, keep
11).Shrewdly (Adverb)
in check, keep under control, hold
Definition: in a way that shows sharp powers of
in, regulate, restrict, control
judgement; astutely.
Antonyms: release, free.
Synonyms: astutely, acutely, intelligently, cleverly, smartly,
Usage: with an effort, she reined back her impatience
alertly, with all one's wits about one, cannily, perceptively
Antonyms: unwisely, worse, badly.
5). Peculiar (Adjective) – ऄिीब
Usage: a very shrewdly observed satire

Definition: different to what is normal or expected; Definition: intended to give professional advice or
strange. recommendations.
Synonyms: Synonyms: advising, consulting, conclusive.
strange, unusual, odd, funny, curious, bizarre, weird, uncan Antonyms: ruling, arguing.
ny, queer, Usage: a process of consultative review
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ntypical, different 1). Effusively (Adjective) – िोश से
Antonyms: general, common, normal, usual, similar. Definition: showing or expressing gratitude, pleasure, or
Usage: he gave her some very peculiar looks approval in an unrestrained or heartfelt manner.
Synonyms: gushing, gushy, unrestrained, unreserved,
6). Expeditiously (Adverb) – शीघ्रता से extravagant, fulsome
Definition: with speed and efficiency. Antonyms: restrained
Synonyms: accurate, correct, acute. Usage: an effusive welcome
Antonyms: approximate, random.
Usage: the directors will move expeditiously to reach a 2). Hail (Verb) – ियियकार करना
conclusion Definition: praise (someone or something) enthusiastically.
Synonyms:
7). Augur (Noun) – शकु नश barrage, volley, shower, deluge, torrent, burst, stream, stor
Definition: a religious official who observed natural signs, m, flood,
especially the behaviour of birds, interpreting these as an spate, rain, tide, avalanche, blaze
indication of divine approval or disapproval of a proposed Antonyms: criticize, condemn
action. Usage: he has been hailed as the new James Dean
Synonyms: seer, soothsayer, fortune teller, crystal gazer,
clairvoyant, psychic, visionary 3). Stringent (Adjective) – कड़ी से कड़ी
Usage: the end of the cold war seemed to augur well Definition: (of regulations, requirements, or conditions)
strict, precise, and exacting.
8). Intransigence (Noun) – कठोरता Synonyms: strict, firm, rigid, rigorous, severe, harsh, tough,
Definition: refusal to change one's views or to agree about tight, exacting, demanding, inflexible, stiff, hard and fast
something. Antonyms: lenient, flexible
Synonyms: disagree, refuse, inflexible, inexorability. Usage: stringent guidelines on air pollution
Antonyms: flexible, agree, accept.
Usage: in the face of government intransigence, he 4). Normalcy (Noun) – सामान्य ऄिस्था
resigned in disgust Definition: the condition of being normal; the state of
being usual, typical, or expected.
9). Puzzling ( Verb) – माथापच्ची करना Synonyms: a normal state of affairs, business as usual, the
Definition: think hard about something because one daily round, routine, a normal pattern, order, regularity
cannot understand it. Antonyms: insanity, fast, speed.
Synonyms: think hard about, give much thought to, rack Usage: the office gradually returned to a semblance of
one's brains about, mull over, muse over, ponder, brood normalcy.
about, contemplate
Antonyms: clear, explicit, intelligible. 5). Archetypal (Adjective) – ठे ठ
Usage: she was still puzzling over this problem when she Definition: very typical of a certain kind of person or thing.
reached the office Synonyms: most typical, most
characteristic, representative,
10). Consultative (Adjective) – परामशथ standard, conventional, classic, model, exemplary,
Antonyms: atypical, unique Definition: exaggerated or aggressive patriotism.

Usage: the archetypal country doctor Synonyms: jingoism, excessive patriotism, blind
patriotism, excessive
6). Abrogation (Noun) – तनराकरण nationalism, sectarianism, isolationism, excessive
Definition: the repeal or abolition of a law, right, or loyalty, flag-waving
agreement. Antonyms: unbias, unstable, imbalance.
Synonyms: Usage: The war stimulated an intense national chauvinism.
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Antonyms: institution, introduction 1). Bruised (Verb) – िंोट लगाना
Usage: Central government has Abrogation. Definition: hurt (someone's feelings).
Synonyms:
upset, offend, insult, affront, hurt, wound, pain, injure, cru
7). Festering (Verb) – सड़ना sh, displease,
Definition: (of a negative feeling or a problem) become peeve, vex, distress
worse or more intense, especially through long-term Antonyms: aid, cure, praise.
neglect or indifference. Usage: she tried to bolster her bruised pride
Synonyms: rankle, chafe, gnaw (at one's mind), eat away
at one's mind, ferment, brew, smoulder 2). Subverting (Verb) – ऄतस्थर करना
Antonyms: built, grow, delight. Definition: undermine the power and authority of (an
Usage: below the surface, the old antagonisms festered established system or institution).
Synonyms: destabilize, unsettle, overthrow, overturn
8). Deftness (Noun) – तनपुणता Antonyms: help, purify, improve.
Definition: skillful performance or ability without difficulty Usage: an attempt to subvert democratic government
Synonyms: adeptness, adroitness, facility, quickness
Antonyms: poor, week. 3). Hung (Verb) – लटकाना
Usage: he can perform it with deftness. Definition: undermine the power and authority of (an
established system or institution).
9). Alienated (Verb) – ऄलग –थलग करना Synonyms: destabilize, unsettle, overthrow, overturn;
Definition: transfer ownership of (property rights) to bring down, bring about the downfall of, topple, depose
another person or group Antonyms: raise, increase, peel off.
Synonyms: transfer, convey, pass on, hand over, devolve Usage: an attempt to subvert democratic government
Antonyms: unite, fixed.
Usage: they defended the Masai against attempts to 4). Dictate (Verb) – हुकु म देना
alienate their land Definition: state or order authoritatively.
Synonyms: give orders to, order about/around, boss
10). Precludes (Verb) – बंद करना ,रोकना (about/around), impose one's will on, lord it over
Definition: prevent from happening; make impossible. Antonyms: request.
Synonyms: prevent, make it impossible for, make it Usage: the tsar's attempts to dictate policy
impracticable for, rule out, put a stop to, stop
Antonyms: aid, allow, assist, help 5). Riparian (Adjective) – नदी के तट पर
Usage: the secret nature of his work precluded official Definition: relating to or situated on the banks of a river.
recognition Usage: all the riparian states must sign an agreement
11). Chauvinism (Noun) -- ऄंधराष्ट्रीयता 6). Ambiguous (Adjective) – ईभयभािी

Definition: not clear or decided. Definition: put (something) into someone's care or
Synonyms: equivocal, ambivalent, open to debate, open to protection.
argument, arguable, debatable Synonyms: hand over, give custody of, make over, turn
Antonyms: unambiguous, clear over, commit, assign, consign, deliver
Usage: the election result was ambiguous Antonyms: deny, hold, keep, retain.
Usage: you persuade people to entrust their savings to you
7). Intervene (Verb) -- हस्तक्षेप करना
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a result or course of events 1). Suffocating (Verb) – घुटन होना
Synonyms: intercede, involve oneself, get involved, Definition: die or cause to die from lack of air or inability to
interpose oneself, insinuate oneself, step in, cut in breathe.
Antonyms: leave, connect, joint. Synonyms: smother, asphyxiate, stifle
Usage: he acted outside his authority when he intervened Antonyms: free, loose, release.
in the dispute Usage: ten detainees suffocated in an airless police cell
8). Mustered (Verb) – िुटाना 2). Eviction (Noun) -- बेदखली

Definition: assemble (troops), especially for inspection or Definition: the action of expelling someone from a
in preparation for battle. property; expulsion.
Synonyms: assemble, bring together, call together, Synonyms: expulsion, ejection, ousting, throwing out,
marshal, mobilize, rally, round up, raise, summon drumming out, driving out, banishing, banishment,
Antonyms: avoid, cancel, destroy, dismiss. removal, dislodgement.
Usage: 17,000 men had been mustered on Haldon Hill Antonyms: admittance, including, receiving.
Usage: the forced eviction of residents
9). Allay (Verb) -- कम करना
Definition: diminish or put at rest (fear, suspicion, or 3). Utter (Adjective) – पूणथ
worry). Definition: complete; absolute.
Synonyms: Synonyms:
reduce, diminish, decrease, lessen, assuage, alleviate, ease, complete, total, absolute, thorough, perfect, downright, ou
relieve, t-and-out, outright, thoroughgoing
soothe, soften, take the edge off, dull Antonyms: partial, part, imperfect
Antonyms: increase, intensify. Usage: Charlotte stared at her in utter amazement
Usage: the report attempted to educate the public and
allay fears 4). Remorse (Noun) – पछतािा
Definition: deep regret or guilt for a wrong committed.
10). Envisaged (Verb) – पररकल्पना की गयी Synonyms: contrition, deep
Definition: contemplate or conceive of as a possibility or a regret, repentance, penitence, guilt, feelings of
desirable future event. guilt, bad/guilty conscience
Synonyms: Antonyms: joy, indifference, meanness.
foresee, predict, forecast, foretell, anticipate, expect, think Usage: they were filled with remorse and shame
likely, envision
Antonyms: disagree, ignore. 5). Humanitarian (Adjective) – मानितािादी
Usage: the Rome Treaty envisaged free movement across Definition: concerned with or seeking to promote human
frontiers welfare.
Synonyms: compassionate, humane; unselfish, altruistic,
11). Entrusted (Verb) – सौंपना generous, magnanimous
Antonyms: unkind, egoistic, unkind, inhumane. Definition: (of behaviour) not fitting or appropriate;
Usage: groups sending humanitarian aid unseemly.
Synonyms:
6). Carnage (Noun) – नरसंहार inappropriate, unfitting, unbefitting, unsuitable, unsuited, i
Definition: the killing of a large number of people. ll-suited, inapt, out of keeping
Synonyms: slaughter, massacre, mass murder, mass Antonyms: becoming, proper, appropriate
destruction, butchery, bloodbath, indiscriminate Usage: it was unbecoming for a university to do anything
bloodshed so crass as advertising its wares
Antonyms: peace, calm.
Usage: the bombing was timed to cause as much carnage 2). Ushering (Verb) – साथ देना
as possible Definition: show or guide (someone) somewhere.
Synonyms: escort, accompany, help, assist, take, show,
7). Amidst (Preposition) – बीिं में see, lead
Definition: in the middle of; surrounded by; among. Antonyms: conclude, end, finish, stop.
Synonyms: between, inside, among. Usage: a waiter ushered me to a table
Antonyms: corner.
Usage: Our weekends were jewels, sparkling brilliantly 3). Arbitrarily (Adverb) – मनमाने ढंग से
amidst the lonely drudgery of the rest of my week. Definition: on the basis of random choice or personal
whim, rather than any reason or system.
8). Depreciating (Verb) – मूल्य कम होना Synonyms: capricious, whimsical, random, chance, erratic,
Definition: diminish in value over a period of time. unpredictable, inconsistent, wild, hit-or-miss, haphazard,
Synonyms: decrease in value, lose value, decline in casual
price, drop in price, fall in price, cheapen, devalue Antonyms: slowly, calmly.
Antonyms: built, construct, extend. Usage: recurrent infection is arbitrarily defined as three or
Usage: the latest cars will depreciate heavily in the first more infections a year
year
4). Capriciously (Adjective) – िंंिंलता से
9). Scuppering (Verb) – तबाह करना Definition: given to sudden and unaccountable changes of
Definition: prevent from working or succeeding; thwart. mood or behaviour.
Synonyms: ruin, wreck, destroy, devastate, wreak havoc Synonyms: fickle, inconstant, changeable, variable,
on, damage, spoil, mar, injure, blast, blight, smash unstable, mercurial, volatile, erratic, vacillating, irregular,
Antonyms: future, promote, float, rise. inconsistent
Usage: plans for a bypass were scuppered by a public Antonyms: constant, stable, invariant.
inquiry Usage: a capricious and often brutal administration
10). Exodus (Noun) – लोगों का द्रव्यमान प्रस्थान 5). Denied (Verb) – मना करना
Definition: a mass departure of people Definition: state that one refuses to admit the truth or
Synonyms: mass existence of.
departure, withdrawal, evacuation, leaving Synonyms: contradict, repudiate, gainsay, declare untrue,
Antonyms: stay, arrival, coming, entrance. dissent from, disagree with, challenge, contest, oppose
Usage: the annual exodus of sun-seeking Canadians to Antonyms: accept, support, confirm.
Florida Usage: both firms deny any responsibility for the tragedy
Editorial 18-05-2018 6). Magnetism (Noun) – िंुम्बकत्ि

1). Unbecoming (Adjective) – ऄनुतिंत Definition: the ability to attract and charm people.
Synonyms: Synonyms:
allure, attraction, fascination, enchantment, appeal, draw, decorative, ornamental, graceful, elegant, exquisite,
drawing power, pull, charm, seductiveness beautiful,
Antonyms: incapacity, weakness, repulsion, impotence. attractive, pleasing, lovely, stylish, artistic.
Usage: his personal magnetism attracted men to the Antonyms: displeasing, ugly, unattractive.
brotherhood Usage: the buildings and gardens of the factory have been
aesthetically designed and laid out
7). Anarchy (Noun) – ऄरािकता
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recognition of authority or other controlling systems 1). Introspect (Verb) – अत्मतनरीक्षण करना
Synonyms: lawlessness, absence of government, nihilism, Definition: examine one's own thoughts or feelings.
mobocracy, revolution, insurrection, riot, rebellion, mutiny Synonyms: brooding, self-analysis, soul-searching, heart-
Antonyms: calm, harmony, order, peace. searching, introversion, self-observation, self-absorption
Usage: he must ensure public order in a country Antonyms: unthoughtful,
threatened with anarchy Usage: what they don't do is introspect much about the
reasons for their pligh
8). Rampant (Adjective) – ऄतनयंतित
Definition: (especially of something unwelcome) 2). Trauma (Noun) – ऄतभघात
flourishing or spreading unchecked. Definition: physical injury
Synonyms: Synonyms:
uncontrolled, unrestrained, unchecked, unbridled, widespr injury, damage, hurt, wound, wounding, sore, bruise, cut, l
ead, aceration,
pandemic, epidemic, pervasive lesion, abrasion, contusion
Antonyms: checked, moral, moderate, gentle. Antonyms: healing.
Usage: political violence was rampant Usage: rupture of the diaphragm caused by blunt trauma
9). Proliferation (Noun) – शीघ्रता से बढ़ना 3). Triumph (Noun) – तििय

Definition: rapid increase in the number or amount of Definition: a highly successful example of something.
something. Synonyms: win, succeed, be successful, come first, be the
Synonyms: rapid victor, be victorious, gain a victory, carry the day
increase, growth, multiplication, spread, escalation, expans Antonyms: failure
ion, build-up, buildout, burgeoning Usage: the marriage had been a triumph of togetherness
Antonyms: decrease, stagnant, destroy, shrink.
Usage: a continuing threat of nuclear proliferation 4). Ethnic (Adjective) – संिातीय
Definition: relating to a population subgroup (within a
10). Dismal (Adjective) – तनराशिनक larger or dominant national or cultural group) with a
Definition: causing a mood of gloom or depression. common national or cultural tradition.
Synonyms: dingy, dim, dark, gloomy, sombre, dreary, drab, Synonyms: racial, race-related, ethnological, genetic,
dull, desolate, bleak, cheerless, comfortless, depressing inherited
Antonyms: bright, cheerful. Antonyms: non-racial.
Usage: the dismal weather made the late afternoon seem Usage: ethnic and cultural rights and traditions
like evening
5). Outlived (Verb) – िीतित रहना
11). Aesthetically (Adverb) – सौन्दयथ की दृष्टी से Definition: survive or last beyond (a specified period or
Definition: in a way that gives pleasure through beauty. expected lifespan).
Synonyms: live on after, live longer than, outlast, remain Definition: show a continuous and dramatic increase.
alive after, survive Synonyms: soar, shoot up, rocket, increase rapidly, rise
Antonyms: cease, discontinue. rapidly, leap up, escalate, climb, mount
Usage: the organization had largely outlived its usefulness Antonyms: become smaller, reduce, drop, diminish,
decline, dwindle, contract, shrink Usage: inflation
6). Proactively (Adverb) -- अिमक रूप से continued to spiral
Definition: by taking action to control a situation rather
than just responding to it after it has happened. Editorial 21-05-2018
Synonyms: aggressive, dedicate, excited, anxious. 1). Fractured (Verb) – ऄतस्थ भंग करना
Antonyms: passive, lazy. Definition: break or cause to break.
Usage: the police will be working proactively to help Synonyms:
reduce the problem break, snap, crack, cleave, rupture, shatter, smash, smash
to smithereens, fragment, splinter, split
7). Haunt (Noun) -- स्थायी मुलाकात की िगह Antonyms: merge, joint, attach.
Definition: a place frequented by a specified person. Usage: the stone has fractured
Synonyms: hang-out, stamping ground, meeting
place, territory, domain, purlieu, resort, den, retreat 2). Hastily (Adverb) – िल्दी से
Usage: the bar was a favourite haunt of artists of the time Definition: with excessive speed or urgency; hurriedly.
Synonyms: quickly, hurriedly, in a
8). Overwhelming (Adjective) – ऄतधक मािा में hurry, fast, swiftly, rapidly, speedily, briskly,
Definition: very great in amount. expeditiously, without delay, post-haste
Synonyms: very large, profuse, enormous, immense, Antonyms: slowly, carefully, deliberately
inordinate, massive, huge, formidable, stupendous Usage: maybe I acted too hastily
Antonyms: small, little, few.
Usage: his party won overwhelming support 3). Thwarted (Verb) – नाकाम करना
Definition: oppose (a plan, attempt, or ambition)
9). Cessation (Noun) – समाप्त होना successfully.
Definition: the fact or process of ending or being brought Synonyms: foil, frustrate, baulk, stand in the way
to an end. of, forestall
Synonyms: end, ending, termination, stopping, halting, Antonyms: assist, facilitate
ceasing, finish, finishing, stoppage, closing, closure, close, Usage: the government had been able to thwart all
conclusion attempts by opposition leaders to form new parties
Antonyms: start, resumption
Usage: the cessation of hostilities 4). Entice (Verb) – लुभाना
Definition: attract or tempt by offering pleasure or
10). Pelting (Verb) – बौछार करना advantage.
Definition: hurl missiles repeatedly at. Synonyms: tempt, allure, lure, attract, dangle a carrot in
Synonyms: front of
bombard, shower, attack, assail, batter, pepper, strafe, rak Antonyms: repel, turn off, disgust.
e, sweep, Usage: a show which should entice a new audience into
enfilade, blitz the theatre
Antonyms: lose, slow, tap.
Usage: two boys pelted him with rotten apples 5). Brazen (Adjective) – बेशमथ
Definition: bold and without shame.
11). Spiralling (Verb) – िंढ़ती हुइ
Synonyms: bold, shameless, as bold as brass, brazen-faced, Definition: an opinion or conclusion formed on the basis of
forward, presumptuous, brash, immodest, unashamed incomplete information.
Antonyms: timid, shy Synonyms:
Usage: he went about his illegal business with a brazen guess, speculation, surmise, fancy, notion, belief, suspicion
assurance ,
presumption, assumption
6). Clincher (Noun) – बहस Antonyms: fact, know.
Definition: a fact, argument, or event that settles a matter Usage: conjectures about the newcomer were many and
conclusively. varied
Synonyms: debate, argument, fight.
Antonyms: speech, acceptance. 2). Rivals (Verb) – प्रततद्वंद्वी होना
Usage: Sixsmith scored the clincher after 81 minutes Definition: be or seem to be equal or comparable to.
Synonyms: compete with, vie with, match, be a match for,
7). Pragmatism (Noun) -- व्यिहारिाद equal, emulate, measure up to, come up to, compare with
Definition: an approach that evaluates theories or beliefs Antonyms: partner, ally.
in terms of the success of their practical application. Usage: the efficiency of the Bavarians rivals that of the
Synonyms: logical, businesslike, realistic. Viennese
Antonyms: excited, inefficient, irrational
Usage: ideology had been tempered with pragmatism 3). Unprecedented (Adjective) – ऄभूतपूिथ
Definition: never done or known before.
8). Dysfunctional (Adjective) – बेकार Synonyms:
Definition: unable to deal adequately with normal social unparalleled, unequalled, unmatched, unrivalled, without
relations. parallel, without equal
Synonyms: flawed, broken, decayed. Antonyms: normal, common.
Antonyms: functional, adoptive, usable. Usage: the government took the unprecedented step of
Usage: an emotionally dysfunctional businessman releasing confidential correspondence
9). Militias (Noun) – सेना 4). Fomenting (Verb) – भड़काना

Definition: a military force that is raised from the civil Definition: instigate or stir up (an undesirable or violent
population to supplement a regular army in an emergency sentiment or course of action).
Usage: creating a militia was no answer to the army's Synonyms: instigate, incite, provoke, agitate, excite, stir
manpower problem up, whip up, arouse, inspire, encourage, urge
Antonyms: deter, discourage, finish, ignore.
10). Sectarian (Noun) – सांप्रदातयक Usage: they accused him of fomenting political unrest
Definition: a member of a sect.
Synonyms: 5). Ferocity (Noun) – िू रता
separatist, dissenter, dissident, nonconformist, free Definition: the state or quality of being ferocious.
thinker, renegade, recusant, schismatic Synonyms:
Antonyms: tolerant, liberal, broad-minded savagery, brutality, brutishness, barbarity, fierceness, viole
Usage: a Jewish sectarian who preached the redemption nce, aggression, bloodthirstiness, murderousness
of the Gentiles Antonyms: gentleness, calm, kind.
Usage: the ferocity of the storm caught them by surprise
1). Conjecture (Noun) – ऄनुमान 6). Dislodge (Verb) – हटा देना
Definition: knock or force out of position.
Synonyms: remove, move, shift, displace, knock out of Definition: very harmful or destructive.
place, knock out of position, knock over, upset Synonyms: fatal, deadly, mortal, causing death, death-
Antonyms: plan, sow, take in. dealing, life-threatening, murderous, homicidal
Usage: the hoofs of their horses dislodged loose stones Antonyms: harmless, safe
Usage: the Krakatoa eruption was the most lethal on
7). Refurbished (Verb) – ऄच्छी ऄिस्था में लाना record
Definition: renovate and redecorate (something, especially
a building). 2). Encephalitis (Noun) -- मतस्तष्क की सूिन
Synonyms: Definition: inflammation of the brain, caused by infection
renovate, recondition, rehabilitate, revamp, make or an allergic reaction.
over, overhaul, restore, renew, develop, redevelop
Antonyms: damage, antique, break. 3). Disorientation (Noun) – भटकाि
Usage: the premises have been completely refurbished in Definition: the condition of having lost one's sense of
our corporate style direction.
Synonyms: confusion, perplexity, daze, surprise.
8). Behest (Noun) – अज्ञा Antonyms: expectation, well known, conform, explain.
Definition: a person's orders or command. Usage: as we walked on into the night, an air of total
Synonyms: disorientation descended
instruction, bidding, request, requirement, wish, desire
Antonyms: answer, reply. 4). Stuttering (Verb) – हकलाना
Usage: they had assembled at his behest Definition: talk with continued involuntary repetition of
sounds, especially initial consonants.
9). Subsumes (Verb) – शातमल या ऄितशतषत करना Synonyms: stammer, stumble, speak
Definition: include or absorb (something) in something haltingly, falter, speak falteringly, flounder, hesitate.
else. Antonyms: stop, pause, a gap.
Synonyms: classify, contain, incorporate, involve. Usage: the child was stuttering in fright
Antonyms: exclude, omit.
Usage: most of these phenomena can be subsumed under 5). Contagious (Adjective) – सांसर्जगक
two broad categories Definition: (of a disease) spread from one person or
organism to another, typically by direct contact.
10). Plethora (Noun) – बहुतायत Synonyms:
Definition: a large or excessive amount of something. infectious, communicable, transmittable, transmissible, tra
Synonyms: excess, large, huge. nsferable,
Antonyms: small, few amount. spreadable
Usage: a plethora of committees and subcommittees Antonyms: non communicable, harm less.
Usage: Tuberculosis is a contagious disease.
11). Bidder (Noun) -- बोली लगाने िाला
Definition: a person or organization making a formal offer 6). Unrivalled (Adjective) – ऄप्रततम
for something, especially at an auction. Definition: better than everyone or everything of the same
Synonyms: aspirant, candidate, challenger, player. type.
Antonyms: ally, friend, associate. Synonyms: unequalled, without
Usage: she was the highest bidder for this rare portrait equal, unparalleled, without
parallel, matchless, unmatched, peerless
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1). Lethal (Adjective) -- प्राणघातक Usage: the paper's coverage of foreign news is unrivalled
Synonyms: harsh, heartless, rude.

7). Midst (Noun) – बीिं में Antonyms: gentle, humane, humble.
Definition: the middle part or point. Usage: weeks of brutally cold weather
Synonyms: middle, centre, midpoint, halfway
point, kernel, nub, focal point 3). Snuffed (Verb) -- बुझाना
Antonyms: outside, exterior, periphery. Definition: extinguish (a candle or flame).
Usage: he left his flat in the midst of a rainstorm Synonyms: extinguish, put out, douse, smother, choke,
stamp out, blow out, quench, stub out, turn out, dampen,
8). Brutal (Adjective) – िू र damp down
Definition: savagely violent. Antonyms: light, ignite
Synonyms: Usage: a breeze snuffed out the candle
savage, cruel, bloodthirsty, vicious, ferocious, barbaric, bar
barous, 4). Snipers (Noun) – तनशानिंी
wicked, murderous, cold-blooded Definition: a person who shoots from a hiding place,
Antonyms: gentle, humane especially accurately and at long range.
Usage: a brutal murder Synonyms: attack, explosion, bombing.
Usage: he was killed by a sniper's bullet in the Great War
9). Countenanced (Verb) – सहन करना
Definition: admit as acceptable or possible. 5). Commensurate (Adjective) – समकक्ष
Synonyms: tolerate, permit, allow, admit of, approve Definition: corresponding in size or degree; in proportion.
(of), agree to, consent to, give one's blessing to, take kindly Synonyms:
to equivalent, equal, corresponding, correspondent, compara
Antonyms: block, disagree, hinder. ble,
Usage: he was reluctant to countenance the use of force proportionate, proportional
Antonyms: disproportionate, disagree.
10). Rampant (Adjective) – ऄतनयंतित Usage: salary will be commensurate with age and
Definition: (especially of something unwelcome) experience
flourishing or spreading unchecked.
Synonyms: 6). Intervene (Verb) – हस्तक्षेप करना
uncontrolled, unrestrained, unchecked, unbridled, widespr Definition: take part in something so as to prevent or alter
ead, a result or course of events.
pandemic, epidemic, pervasive Synonyms: intercede, involve oneself, get involved,
Antonyms: control, mild, under control. interpose oneself, insinuate oneself, step in, cut in
Usage: political violence was rampant Antonyms: leave, ignore.
Usage: he acted outside his authority when he intervened
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1). Alienation (Noun) – हस्तांतरण
Definition: the transfer of the ownership of property rights 7). Titan (Noun) – महत्िपूणथ पद पर होने िाला
Synonyms: transfer, conveyance, passing on, handing Definition: a person who is very important, powerful,
over, devolution strong, big, clever
Antonyms: combine, joint, unite. Synonyms: high-level, high-powered.
Usage: most leases contain restrictions against alienation Antonyms: inferior, not important.
Usage: an intellectual titan
2). Brutally (Adverb) --- बेरहमी से
Definition: to an extremely unpleasant or harsh degree. 8). Chronicled (Verb) -- कालिम से ऄतभलेखन करना
Definition: record (a series of events) in a factual and Synonyms:

detailed way. apprehension, apprehensiveness, anxiety, perturbation, tre
Synonyms: record, put on record, write down, set pidation,
down, document, register, report, enter disquiet, disquietude
Antonyms: refute, prove false, show to be false, give the Antonyms:
lie to, rebut, deny, falsify, debunk, negate, invalidate windless, still, tranquil, quiet, serene, peaceful, pacific, und
Usage: his work chronicles 20th-century migration isturbed,
restful, balmy, halcyon
9). Unflinching (Adjective) – बेतहिंक Usage: with a sense of foreboding she read the note
Definition: not showing fear or hesitation in the face of
danger or difficulty. Editorial 25-05-2018
Synonyms: resolute, determined, single-minded, dogged, 1). Divulge (Verb) – प्रकातशत करना
decided, resolved, firm, persistent, persevering, Definition: make known (private or sensitive information).
committed, unshrinking, unshakeable, steady, unwavering, Synonyms: disclose, reveal, make
unblinking, immoveable known, tell, impart, communicate, pass
Antonyms: unsteady, wavering on, publish, broadcast, proclaim, promulgate
Usage: he has shown unflinching determination Antonyms: hide, keep out of sight, keep
throughout the campaign hidden, secrete, tuck away
Usage: I am too much of a gentleman to divulge her age
10). Acerbic (Adjective) – तेि और स्पष्ट
Definition: (especially of a comment or style of speaking) 2). Fleecing (Verb) – धोखा देना
sharp and forthright. Definition: obtain a great deal of money from (someone),
Synonyms: typically by overcharging or swindling them.
sharp, sarcastic, sardonic, satirical, scathing, cutting, razor- Synonyms: cheat, defraud, clip, overcharge.
edged, incisive, penetrating, piercing, biting, stinging, seari Antonyms: give, offer
ng, keen, caustic, trenchant, bitter, acrimonious Usage: the city's cab drivers are notorious for fixing fares
Antonyms: mild, kind. and fleecing tourists
Usage: his acerbic wit
3). Frayed (Adjective) – ऄस्तव्यस्त
11). Protagonist (Noun) – समथथक Definition: showing the effects of strain.
Definition: an advocate or champion of a particular cause Synonyms: strain, overtax, irritate, put on edge, make
or idea. edgy, make tense
Synonyms: Antonyms: please, sew.
supporter, upholder, adherent, backer, proponent, advocat Usage: an effort to soothe frayed nerves
e,
promoter, champion, exponent, standard-bearer 4). Jeopardised (Verb) – ख़तरे में डालना
Antonyms: opponent, rival, adversary, opposer, the Definition: put (someone or something) into a situation in
opposition, fellow contestant, (fellow) competitor, other which there is a danger of loss, harm, or failure.
competitor Synonyms: threaten, endanger, imperil, menace, risk, put
Usage: he's a strenuous protagonist of the new at risk, expose to risk, put in danger
agricultural policy Antonyms: safeguard, save, protect.
Usage: a devaluation of the dollar would jeopardize New
12). Foreboding (Noun) – पूिाथभास York's position as a financial centre
Definition: a feeling that something bad will happen;
fearful apprehension. 5). Pecking (Verb) – िंोंिं मारना
Definition: strike or bite something with its beak. 1). Abrupt (Adjective) – ऄकस्मात्
Synonyms: bite, nip, strike, hit, tap, rap, jab, poke, prick Definition: sudden and unexpected.
Antonyms: lose, release. Synonyms: sudden, immediate, instantaneous, hurried,
Usage: two geese were pecking at some grain hasty, quick, swift, rapid, speedy, precipitate
Antonyms: gradual, unhurried, smooth, flowing.
6). Reassure (Verb) – यकीन क्रदलाना Usage: I was surprised by the abrupt change of subject
Definition: say or do something to remove the doubts and
fears of (someone). 2). Confrontation (Noun) – अमना-सामना
Synonyms: put/set someone's mind at rest, dispel Definition: a hostile or argumentative situation or meeting
someone's fears, restore/bolster someone's confidence between opposing parties.
Antonyms: alarm, unnerve Synonyms:
Usage: he understood her feelings and tried to reassure conflict, clash, brush, fight, battle, contest, encounter, hea
her d-to-head, face-off, engagement
Antonyms: agreement, clam, peace.
7). Recalibration (Verb) – सोिं में बदलाि लाना Usage: a confrontation with the legislature
Definition: to change the way you do or think about
something 3). Utterances (Noun) – ईतक्त
Synonyms: fix, improve, redress, remedy. Definition: the action of saying or expressing something
Antonyms: corrupt, injure, break, destroy. aloud.
Usage: The administration appears to have recalibrated its Synonyms: voicing, saying, speaking, expression, delivery,
strategy. sounding, mouthing, breathing, articulation
Antonyms: listening, silence.
8). Substantively (Adverb) – काफ़ी Usage: the simple utterance of a few platitudes
Definition: in a way that is important, meaningful, or
considerable. 4). Nonetheless (Adverb) – बहरहाल
Synonyms: affect, count, mean, value. Definition: in spite of that; nevertheless.
Antonyms: exclude. Synonyms: however, although, but, ever so.
Usage: the parties differ substantively on many issues Usage: the rally, which the government had declared
illegal, was nonetheless attended by some 6,000
9). Drifting (Verb) – बहती हुइ
Definition: move passively, aimlessly, or involuntarily into 5). Rhetoric (Noun) – ऄलंकार शास्त्र
a certain situation or condition. Definition: the art of effective or persuasive speaking or
Synonyms: wander, wander writing, especially the exploitation of figures of speech and
aimlessly, roam, rove, meander, stray, coast other compositional techniques.
Antonyms: run, stay, go direct, divide. Synonyms: oratory, eloquence, power of speech,
Usage: I was drifting off to sleep command of language, expression, way with words,
delivery, diction
10). Travails (Verb) – पीड़ा सहना Antonyms: quiet, conciseness.
Definition: engage in painful or laborious effort. Usage: he is using a common figure of rhetoric, hyperbole
Synonyms: agony, anguish, tribulation.
Antonyms: comfort, joy, peace, fun 6). Conciliatory (Adjective) – ऄनुरंिनाथथक
Usage: creation may travail in pain but it cannot escape its Definition: intended or likely to placate or pacify.
destiny Synonyms:
propitiatory, placatory, appeasing, pacifying, pacific, mollif
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Antonyms: Synonyms: harness, hitch, hitch up, couple, tether, fasten,

hostile, opposed, inimical, antipathetic, unsympathetic, ill- attach, join, join up, tea
disposed, resistant, averse Antonyms: divide, lose, sever, unlock
Usage: a conciliatory approach Usage: Hong Kong's dollar has been yoked to America's
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Definition: shock or excite (someone) into taking action. 1). Sepsis (Noun) – संिमण
Synonyms: jolt, shock, startle, impel, stir, spur, prod, urge, Definition: the presence in tissues of harmful bacteria and
motivate, stimulate, electrify, excite, rouse their toxins, typically through infection of a wound.
Antonyms: demotivate. Synonyms: infection, poisoning, toxic.
Usage: the urgency of his voice galvanized them into Antonyms: immune
action Usage: Bacteria is a Sepsis microbe
8). Disparate (Adjective) – तभन्न 2). Placards (Noun) – घोषणा पि,तिज्ञापन पि

Definition: essentially different in kind; not able to be Definition: a printed or handwritten notice or sign for
compared. public display, either fixed to a wall or carried during a
Synonyms: demonstration.
contrasting, different, differing, dissimilar, unlike, unalike, Synonyms: notice, poster, public
poles apart notice, sign, bill, sticker, advertisement
Antonyms: homogeneous, same. Usage: they were placarding the town with posters
Usage: they inhabit disparate worlds of thought
3). Fiercely (Adverb) – प्रखरता से
9). Dissimilitude (Noun) – तितभन्नता Definition: in a powerful and destructive manner.
Definition: dissimilarity or diversity. Synonyms: angrily, boldly, forcefully.
Synonyms: contrasty, disparity, divergence. Antonyms: calmly, gently, kindly.
Antonyms: harmony, sameness, uniformity. Usage: the wind was blowing fiercely
Usage: there's a real dissimilitude between literature and
film, and a critic shouldn't evaluate one in terms of the 4). Bountiful (Adjective) – प्रिंुर
other Definition: large in quantity; abundant.
Synonyms:
10). Viable (Adjective) – व्यिहायथ abundant, plentiful, ample, bumper, superabundant, inexh
Definition: capable of working successfully; feasible. austible,
Synonyms: prolific, profuse, teeming
workable, feasible, practicable, practical, applicable, usable Antonyms:
, inadequate, scanty, scant, paltry, limited, restricted, modes
manageable, operable, operational, possible t, insufficient,
Antonyms: impracticable, unworkable, non-viable, sparse, spare, deficient
impossible to carry out, unfeasible, inoperable, out of the Usage: the ocean provided a bountiful supply of fresh food
question
Usage: the proposed investment was economically viable 5). Cusp (Noun) – ईभार
Definition: a pointed end where two curves meet, in
11). Yoking (Verb) – िुड़ा हुअ particular
Definition: cause (two people or things) to be joined in a Synonyms: angle, apex, corner.
close relationship. Antonyms: bottom.

Usage: for a node a diminution and for a cusp a diminution Definition: the quality of being certain to happen.
3 Synonyms: essential, fundamental, cause.
Antonyms: extra, auxiliary, desire.
6). Predicament (Noun) – तिकट पररतस्थतत Usage: there was an air of inevitability about the outcome
Definition: a difficult, unpleasant, or embarrassing
situation. 2). Franchise (Noun) – मतातधकार
Synonyms: difficult situation, awkward situation, mess, Definition: an authorization granted by a government or
difficulty, problematic situation, issue, plight, quandary, company to an individual or group enabling them to carry
trouble, muddle out specified commercial activities, for example acting as
Antonyms: benefit, advantage, agreement. an agent for a company's products.
Usage: the club's financial predicament Synonyms: warrant, charter, licence, permit, authorization,
permission, sanction
7). Unfailing (Adjective) – ऄमोघ Antonyms: responsible.
Definition: reliable or constant. Usage: Toyota granted the group a franchise
Synonyms:
constant, reliable, dependable, steadfast, steady, sure; 3). Inception (Noun) – अरं भ का
Antonyms: ephemeral, unreliable Definition: the establishment or starting point of an
Usage: his mother had always been an unfailing source of institution or activity.
reassurance Synonyms:
establishment, institution, foundation, founding, formation
8). Apportioned (Verb) – तिभातित करना , initiation,
Definition: divide up and share out. setting up, origination, constitution
Synonyms: share out, divide out, allocate, distribute, allot, Antonyms: end, complete, finish.
assign, dispense Usage: she has been on the board since its inception two
Antonyms: keep, combine, joint. years ago
Usage: voting power will be apportioned according to
contribution 4). Pivotal (Adjective) – कें द्रीय
Definition: of crucial importance in relation to the
9). Fatal (Adjective) – घातक development or success of something else.
Definition: leading to failure or disaster. Synonyms: central, crucial, vital, critical, focal, essential,
Synonyms: disastrous, devastating, ruinous, catastrophic, key, significant, important, determining, decisive, deciding
calamitous, cataclysmic, destructive, grievous, dire Antonyms: minor, trivial, secondary.
Antonyms: harmless, superficial Usage: Japan's pivotal role in the world economy
Usage: there were three fatal flaws in the strategy
5). Triumphed (Verb) – तिियी होना
10). Prioritise (Verb) – प्राथतमकता देना Definition: achieve a victory; be successful.
Definition: designate or treat (something) as being very or Synonyms: win, succeed, be successful, come first, be the
most important. victor, be victorious, gain a victory, carry the day
Synonyms: compute, register, arrange. Antonyms: lose, fail, be defeated by
Antonyms: cancel, disorder, forget. Usage: they had no chance of triumphing over the
Usage: the department has failed to prioritize safety Nationalists
within the oil industry
6). Unflappable (Adjective) -- तस्थर
Editorial 29-05-2018 Definition: having or showing calmness in a crisis.
1). Inevitability (Noun) -- ऄतनिायथता
Synonyms: Usage: the Russian Empire was the colossus of European

imperturbable, unexcitable, cool, calm, collected, cool, cal politics
m, and collected, controlled, self-controlled
Antonyms: 12). Preparatory (Adjective) – अरं भ का
temperamental, mercurial, volatile, emotional, sensitive, hi Definition: serving as or carrying out preparation for a task
ghly strung, easily upset, easily agitated or undertaking.
Usage: I prided myself on being unflappable even in the Synonyms:
most chaotic circumstances preliminary, initial, prior, introductory, prefatory, opening,
basic,
7). Gamut (Noun) – पूरा दायरा elementary, fundamental, rudimentary, preparative
Definition: the complete range or scope of something. Antonyms: secondary, substitute.
Synonyms: Usage: more preparatory work is needed
range, spectrum, span, sweep, compass, scope, area, bread
th, width, 13). Tainted (Verb) – दूतषत
reach, extent, catalogue, scale Definition: affect with a bad or undesirable quality.
Antonyms: stand still, leave. Synonyms:
Usage: the whole gamut of human emotion tarnish, sully, blacken, stain, besmirch, smear, blot, blemis
h,
8). Demeanour (Noun) – अिंरण stigmatize, mar, corrupt, defile.
Definition: outward behaviour or bearing. Antonyms: improve, clean.
Synonyms: manner, air, attitude, appearance, look, aspect, Usage: his administration was tainted by scandal
mien, cast
Antonyms: properness, propriety, impropriety, 14). Nudged (Verb) – प्रोत्सातहत करना
improperness, modesty Definition: coax or gently encourage (someone) to do
Usage: his happy demeanour something.
Synonyms: prompt, encourage, coax, stimulate, prod, jog
9). Antidote (Noun) – तिषहर औषद Antonyms: suppress, discourage.
Definition: something that counteracts an unpleasant Usage: we have to nudge the politicians in the right
feeling or situation. direction
Synonyms: cure, corrective, nostrum.
Usage: laughter is a good antidote to stress 15). Anxiety (Noun) – व्यग्रता
10). Frenzied (Adjective) – िोतधत,ईन्माद about something with an uncertain outcome.
Definition: wildly excited or uncontrolled. Synonyms: worry, concern, apprehension,
Synonyms: apprehensiveness, consternation, uneasiness, unease
frantic, wild, frenetic, hectic, fraught, feverish, fevered, ma Antonyms: calmness, serenity
d, Usage: he felt a surge of anxiety
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Antonyms: 1). Remunerative (Adjective) -- पाररश्रतमक-संबंधी
Usage: a frenzied attack Definition: financially rewarding; lucrative.
Synonyms: lucrative, well paid, financially
11). Colossus (Noun) – प्रकांड व्यतक्त या साम्राज्य rewarding, financially
Definition: a person or thing of enormous size, worthwhile, moneymaking, paying, gainful
importance, or ability. Antonyms: loss, unfavourable.
Usage: highly remunerative activities
2). Chunk (Noun) – टु कड़ा 7). Burgeoning (Verb) – तेिी से बढ़ते

Definition: a thick, solid piece of something. Definition: begin to grow or increase rapidly; flourish.
Synonyms: Synonyms: grow rapidly, increase
lump, hunk, wedge, block, slab, square, nugget, nub, brick, rapidly/exponentially, expand, spring up, shoot
cube, bar up, swell, explode, boom
Antonyms: some, few, little quantity. Antonyms: shrink, reduce.
Usage: huge chunks of masonry littered the street Usage: manufacturers are keen to cash in on the
burgeoning demand
3). Curb (Noun) – संयम
Definition: a check or restraint on something. 8). Assassination (Noun) – हत्या
Synonyms: Definition: the action of assassinating someone.
restraint, restriction, check, brake, rein, control, limitation, Synonyms: murder, killing, political execution, slaughter,
limit, butchery, homicide, liquidation, elimination,
constraint, stricture extermination, termination
Antonyms: free, set free, let go, allow to Antonyms: bear, create, keep.
leave, set/let/turn loose, let out, liberate, set at Usage: the assassination of President Kennedy
liberty, deliver, rescue
Usage: plans to introduce tougher curbs on insider dealing 9). Mainstreamed (Adjective) – मुख्यधारा
Definition: considered normal, and having or using ideas,
4). Shackles (Verb) – हथकड़ी लगाना beliefs
Definition: chain with shackles. Synonyms:
Synonyms: secure, tie (up), bind, tether, hobble; normal, conventional, ordinary, orthodox, conformist, acce
put in chains, put/clap in irons, handcuff pted,
Antonyms: free, release. established, recognized, common
Usage: the prisoner was shackled to the heavy steel chair Antonyms: abnormal, extraordinary, unusual, secondary.
in the centre of the room Usage: vegetarianism has been mainstreamed
5). Contentious (Adjective) – तििादास्पद 10). Untapped (Adjective) – ऄप्रयुक्त

Definition: causing or likely to cause an argument; Definition: (of a resource) not yet exploited or used.
controversial. Synonyms: initial, first, fresh, new
Synonyms: Antonyms: final, used, old, concluded.
controversial, disputable, debatable, disputed, contended, Usage: the vast untapped potential of individual women
open to question/debate, moot, vexed and men
Antonyms: agree, approve.
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1). Contours (Noun) – अकृ तत
6). Plenary (Adjective) – शर्थ्ाथतहत Definition: an outline representing or bounding the shape
Definition: unqualified; absolute. or form of something.
Synonyms: Synonyms: outline, shape, form;
unconditional, unlimited, unrestricted, unqualified, absolut lines, curves, figure; silhouette, profile
e, complete, sweeping, comprehensive; Antonyms: round-shouldered, round-backed,
Antonyms: incomplete, limit, part, partial asymmetrical irregular
Usage: crusaders were offered a plenary indulgence by the Usage: she traced the contours of his face with her finger
Pope
2). Levying (Verb) – कर लगाना Usage: there was a tussle for the ball
Definition: impose (a tax or fees)
Synonyms: 7). Tallies (Verb) -- सहमत या मेल खाते हुए
impose, charge, exact, demand, raise, collect, gather Definition: agree or correspond.
Antonyms: free, no charge. Synonyms: correspond, agree, accord, concur, coincide,
Usage: a tax of two per cent was levied on all cargoes match, fit, be in agreement, be consistent
Antonyms: disagree, differ
3). Rungs (Noun) – हद Usage: their signatures should tally with their names on
Definition: level in a hierarchical structure, especially a the register
class or career structure.
Synonyms: degree, echelon, footing, level, place, position, 8). Stray (Adjective) – भटका हुअ
rank, ranking, reach(es), situation, standing, station Definition: not in the right place; separated from the group
Usage: we must ensure that the low-skilled do not get or target.
trapped on the bottom rung Synonyms:
random, chance, accidental, freak, unexpected, casual, hap
4). Patronage (Noun) – प्रयोिन hazard
Definition: the support given by a patron. Antonyms: stay, be direct.
Synonyms: Usage: he pushed a few stray hairs from her face
sponsorship, backing, funding, financing, philanthropy, pro
motion, 9). Empirical (Adjective) – प्रयोगतसद्ध
furtherance, help, aid Definition: based on, concerned with, or verifiable by
Antonyms: attack, harm, blockage. observation or experience rather than theory or pure logic.
Usage: the arts could no longer depend on private Synonyms:
patronage observed, seen, factual, actual, real, verifiable, first-hand
Antonyms: hypothetical, conjectural, academic,
5). Protracted (Adjective) – ज्यादा देर तक रटका हुअ suppositional, speculative, notional, postulatory,
Definition: lasting for a long time or longer than expected conjectured
or usual. Usage: they provided considerable empirical evidence to
Synonyms: long lasting, existing for long time. support their argument
Antonyms: temporary, shorten.
Usage: a protracted and bitter dispute 10). Integrity (Noun) – ऄखंडता
Definition: the quality of being honest and having strong
6). Tussle (Noun) – संघषथ moral principles.
Definition: a vigorous struggle or scuffle, typically in order Synonyms: honesty, uprightness, probity, rectitude,
to obtain or achieve something. honour, honourableness, upstandingness, good character,
Synonyms: principle(s), ethics, morals, righteousness, morality,
scuffle, fight, struggle, skirmish, brawl, scrimmage, scrambl nobility, high-mindedness
e, scrum, Antonyms: fragility, division, dishonesty.
fisticuffs, wrestling match Usage: a gentleman of complete integrity
Antonyms: agreement, peace, calm.

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Usage: he allied his racing experience with his father's business acumen
5).Rallying (Noun) – इक�ा होना
Definition: the action or process of coming together to support a person or cause.
Synonyms: reassemble, regroup, re-form, reunite, gather together again, get together again; round up
Antonyms: demobilize, disband
Usage: the rallying of ethnic minorities to form a new opposition party
6).Tumbled (Verb) – अचानक िगरना
Definition: fall suddenly, clumsily, or headlong.
Synonyms: fall (over), fall down, topple over, lose one's footing, lose one's balance, keel over, pitch
over
Antonyms: rise, soar
Usage: she pitched forward, tumbling down the remaining stairs
7).Apprehensive (Adjective) – शं�कत
Definition: anxious or fearful that something bad or unpleasant will happen.
Synonyms: anxious, alarmed, worried, uneasy, nervous, concerned, agitated, restless, edgy, on edge,
fidgety, tense
Antonyms: self-assured, assured, sure of oneself, self-confident, positive
Usage: he felt apprehensive about going home
8).Unleashed (Verb) – खोल देना
Definition: release from leash.

Synonyms: let loose, release, free, set free, loose, unloose, unbridle, untie, untether, unchain, unbind,
unshackle, unmanacle
Antonyms:
Usage: they dig up badger sets and unleash terriers into them
9). Hedge (Verb) – सीिमत करना
Definition: limit or qualify (something) by conditions or exceptions.
Synonyms: confine, restrict, limit, hinder, obstruct, impede, constrain, trap
Antonyms:
Usage: they hedged their story about with provisos
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10). Profligacy (Noun) – आवारगी
Definition: reckless extravagance or wastefulness in the use of resources.
Synonyms: experience, luxury, excess.
Antonyms: lack, frugality.
Usage: the government returned to fiscal profligacy
11). Propped (Verb) -- समथर्न या िस्थित म� रख�
Definition: support or keep in position.
Synonyms: hold up, shore up, bolster up, buttress, support, brace, underpin, reinforce, strengthen
Antonyms: discourage, hinder, refuse
Usage: she propped her chin in the palm of her right hand
12). Upheavals (Noun) – िवघटन
Definition: a violent or sudden change or disruption to something.
Synonyms: disruption, upset, disturbance, trouble, turbulence
Antonyms: stability, tranquillity
Usage: major upheavals in the financial markets
1). Cursory (Adjective) -- सरसरी
Definition: hasty and therefore not thorough or detailed.
Synonyms: perfunctory, desultory, casual, superficial, token, uninterested, half-
hearted, inattentive, unthinking

Antonyms: thorough, painstaking
Usage: a cursory glance at the figures
2).Ad Valorem (Adjective) – यथामूल्य
Definition: (of the levying o f tax or customs duties) in proportion to the estimated value of the goods or
transaction concerned.
Usage: ad valorem stamp duty at the rate of 1 per cent is payable
3). Anomaly (Noun) – िवसंगित
Definition: something that deviates from what is standard, normal, or expected.

Synonyms: oddity, peculiarity, abnormality, irregularity, inconsistency, incongruity, deviation, aberration
Antonyms: usual, conformity, regularity.
Usage: there are a number of anomalies in the present system
4). Embolden (Verb) – �ोत्सािहत करना
Definition: give (someone) the courage or confidence to do something.
Synonyms: give courage, make brave/braver, encourage, hearten, strengthen, fortify, stiffen the
resolve of, lift the morale of
Antonyms: dishearten, discourage
Usage: emboldened by the claret, he pressed his knee against hers
5). Paucity (Noun) – कमी
Definition: the presence of something in only small or insufficient quantities or amounts.
Synonyms: absence, deficiency, insufficient.
Antonyms: abundance, enough, plenty.
Usage: a paucity of information
6). Rampant (Adjective) – अिनयंि�त
Definition: (especially of something unwelcome) flourishing or spreading unchecked.
Synonyms: uncontrolled, unrestrained, unchecked, unbridled, widespread, pandemic, epidemic,
pervasive
Antonyms: mild, controlled, under control.
Usage: political violence was rampant

7). Lethal (Adjective) – �ाणहर
Definition: very harmful or destructive.
Synonyms: fatal, deadly, mortal, causing death, death-dealing, life-threatening, murderous, homicidal
Antonyms: harmless, safe
Usage: the Krakatoa eruption was the most lethal on record
8). Chunk (Noun) – टु कड़ा
Definition: a thick, solid piece of something.
Synonyms: lump, hunk, wedge, block, slab, square, nugget, nub, brick, cube, bar,
cake, loaf

Antonyms: whole, full.
Usage: huge chunks of masonry littered the street
9). Loopholes (Noun) – किमयां
Definition: an ambiguity or inadequacy in the law or a set of rules.
Synonyms: means of evasion/avoidance, means of escape, escape clause, escape route
Antonyms: be captured, be imprisoned
Usage: they exploited tax loopholes
10). Purview (Noun) – रवैया
Definition: range of experience or thought.
Synonyms: attitude, apprehension, attention.
Antonyms: ignorance, misconception, mistake.
Usage: social taboos meant that little information was likely to come within the purview of women
generally
1). Distress (Noun) - -- संकट
Definition: extreme anxiety, sorrow, or pain
Synonyms:anguish, suffering, pain, agony, ache, affliction, torment, torture, discomfort, heartache, hea
rtbreak
Antonyms: advantage, cheer, aid, comfort, gladness, calm

Usage: to his distress he saw that she was trembling
2). Procurement (Noun) – अिध�हण
Definition: the action of obtaining or procuring something
Synonyms: acquisition, appropriation, attainment, acquirement
Antonyms: discourage, hinder, forfeit, lose, prevent
Usage: financial assistance for the procurement of legal advice
3). Glut (Noun) – भरमार
Definition: an excessively abundant supply of something
Synonyms: surplus, excess, surfeit, overabundance, oversupply

Antonyms: dearth, scarcity
Usage: there is a glut of cars on the market
4). Culmination (Noun) – प�रणित
Definition: the highest or climactic point of something, especially as attained after a long time
Synonyms: climax, pinnacle, peak, height, top, summit
Antonyms: begin, commence, start, create, open
Usage: the deal marked the culmination of years of negotiation
5). Malaise (Noun) – अस्वस्थता
Definition: a general feeling of discomfort, illness, or unease whose exact cause is difficult to identify
Synonyms: unhappiness, restlessness, unease, melancholy, depression, anxiety
Antonyms: comfort, well-being
Usage: a general air of malaise
6). Agitation (Noun) – ��ता
Definition: a state of anxiety or nervous excitement
Synonyms: anxiety, perturbatio, disquiet, distress, concern, worry
Antonyms: calmness, relaxation
Usage: she was wringing her hands in agitation
7). Tangible (Adjective) – वास्तिवक
Definition: perceptible by touch
Synonyms: palpable, tactile, material, physical, real, substantial, corporeal, solid, concrete
Antonyms: intangible, unreal, abstract, conceptual
Usage: he atmosphere of neglect and abandonment was almost tangible
8). Imperceptible (Adjective) - अतीिन्�य
Definition: so slight, gradual, or subtle as not to be perceived
Synonyms:unnoticeable, undetectable, indistinguishable, indiscernible, unapparent, inappreciable, invi
sible, inaudible, impalpable, unobtrusive
Antonyms: obvious, noticeable
Usage: his head moved in an almost imperceptible nod
9). Verdict (Noun) – िनणर्य

Definition: a decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest
Synonyms:judgement,decision, finding, ruling, resolution, pronouncement, decree, order, settlement, r
esult, conclusion, opinion, prognosis, conviction, assumption, presumption;
Antonyms: accusation
10). Coalition (Noun) – गठबंधन
Definition: a temporary alliance for combined action, especially of political parties forming a
government.
Synonyms: alliance, union, partnership, affiliation, bloc, caucus
Antonyms: detachment, disunion, division, disconnection, separation
Usage: a coalition between Liberals and Conservatives
11). Slender (Adjective) – अल्प
Definition: (of something abstract) barely sufficient in amount or basis.
Synonyms:meagre, limited, slight, modest, scanty, scant, sparse, small, little, paltry, inconsiderable, in
substantial, inadequate, insufficient
Antonyms: considerable, substantial, abundant
Usage: a notion based on slender evidence
12). Manoeuvre (Noun) - प�तरे बाज़ी
Definition: a movement or series of moves requiring skill and care.
Synonyms: operation, exercise, activity, move, movement, action

Antonyms: tautness, tightness, browbeat
Usage: snowboarders performed daring manoeuvres on precipitous slopes
13). Instability (Noun) - अिस्थरता
Definition: the state of being unstable; lack of stability.
Synonyms:unreliability, uncertainty, unpredictability, unpredictableness, precariousness, unsteadiness,
insecurity, vulnerability,
Antonyms: stability, soundness
Usage: political and economic instability
14). Recession (Noun) - मंदी

Definition: a period of temporary economic decline during which trade and industrial activity are
reduced, generally identified by a fall in GDP in two successive quarters
Synonyms: downturn, depression, slump, slowdown, trough
Antonyms: boom, upturn
Usage: the country is in the depths of a recession
15). Vigil (Noun) – जलूस
Definition: a period of keeping awake during the time usually spent asleep, especially to keep watch or
pray.
Synonyms: observance, duty, guard, patrol, attention, notice, observation
Antonyms: disregard, ignorance, neglect, indifference
Usage: my bird watching vigils lasted for hours
1). Stagger (Verb) – िवचलता
Definition: astonish or deeply shock
Synonyms:astonish, amaze, nonplus, startle, astound, surprise, bewilder, stun, flabbergast, shock, sha
ke,
Antonyms: carry on, continue, stay
Usage: I was staggered to find it was six o'clock
2). Evident (Adjective) – �त्यक्ष

Definition: clearly seen or understood; obvious.
Synonyms:obvious, apparent, noticeable, conspicuous, perceptible, perceivable, visible, observable, di
scernible, transparent, clear,
Antonyms: concealed, doubtful, uncertain, unclear, vague
Usage: she ate the biscuits with evident enjoyment
3). Suburb (Noun) – उपनगर
Definition: an outlying district of a city, especially a residential one
Synonyms: outpost, countryside, hinterland, outskirts, conurbation
Antonyms: centre, metropolis

Usage: a highly respectable suburb of Chicago
4). Assertion (Noun) – अिभकथन
Definition: a confident and forceful statement of fact or belief.
Synonyms:declaration, contention, statement, claim, submission, postulation, averment, opinion, procl
amation, announcement, pronouncement, assurance,
Antonyms: desertion, quiet, silence, denial, rejection
Usage: his assertion that his father had deserted the family
5). Crisis (Noun) – संकट
Definition: a time of intense difficulty or danger
Synonyms: catastrophe, calamity, cataclysm, emergency, disaster;
Antonyms: calm, miracle, benefit, wonder, blessing, breakthrough
Usage: the situation has reached crisis point
6). Strive (Verb) – �यास करना
Definition: make great efforts to achieve or obtain something.
Synonyms: try, attempt, endeavour, aim, aspire, venture, undertake, seek, make an effort
Antonyms: neglect, dissuade, idle, agree, discourage, relax
Usage: national movements were striving for independence
7). Emphasize (Verb) – मह�व देना
Definition: give special importance or value to (something) in speaking or writing
Synonyms: highlight, point up, spotlight, foreground, play up, make a point of
Antonyms: understate, play down
Usage: they emphasize the need for daily, one-to-one contact between parent and child
8). Distaste (Noun) – अ�िच
Definition: mild dislike or aversion
Synonyms: dislike, disfavour, disdain
Antonyms: liking
Usage: Harry nurtured distaste for all things athletic
9). Unveil (Verb) – खुलासा करना

Definition: remove a veil or covering from, in particular uncover (a new monument or work of art) as
part of a public ceremony.
Synonyms:reveal, present, disclose, divulge, make known, make
public, air, communicate, publish, broadcast
Antonyms: conceal, hide, withhold, cover, secrete
Usage: the Princess unveiled a plaque
10). Pragmatic (Adjective) – �वहा�रक
Definition: dealing with things sensibly and realistically in a way that is based on practical rather than
theoretical considerations.
Synonyms: businesslike, down-to-earth, realistic, logical, practical, sober
Antonyms: excited, inefficient, unrealistic, impractical, irrational
Usage: a pragmatic approach to politics
1). Inflation (Noun) - मु�ास्फ�ित
Definition: a general increase in prices and fall in the purchasing value of money
Synonyms: hike, rise, boost, expansion, boom, enlargement
Antonyms: deflation, decrease, compression, reduction, shrinkage
Usage: policies aimed at controlling inflation
2). Exodus (Noun) – वापसी

Definition: a mass departure of people.
Synonyms: withdrawal, evacuation, exit, diaspora, retreat
Antonyms: arrival, stay, coming, entrance
Usage: he annual exodus of sun-seeking Canadians to Florida
3). Stance (Noun) – रवैया
Definition: the attitude of a person or organization towards something; a standpoint
Synonyms: attitude, viewpoint, opinion, outlook, standpoint, posture
Antonyms: unsteadiness, inaction, truancy
Usage: she altered her stance, resting all her weight on one leg

4). Spurt (Verb) – उछाल
Definition: gush out in a sudden and forceful stream
Synonyms: squirt, shoot, spray, stream, surge, pump, outburst, explosion
Antonyms: peace, continuity
Usage: he cut his finger, and blood spurted over the sliced potatoes
5). Exacerbate (Verb) – बदतर करना
Definition: make (a problem, bad situation, or negative feeling) worse
Synonyms: aggravate, worsen, inflame, compound
Antonyms: calm, reduce
Usage: the exorbitant cost of land in urban areas only exacerbated the problem
6). Enrichment (Noun) - समृ�
Definition: the action of improving or enhancing the quality or value of something
Synonyms: augment, cultivate, develop, enhance, refine, upgrade
Antonyms: decrease, disgrace, spoil, devalue
Usage: enrichment of the soil for more plant growth
7). Salvage (Verb) – उबार करना
Definition: retrieve or preserve (something) from potential loss or adverse circumstances
Synonyms: retain, preserve, conserve, regain, recapture
Antonyms: abandon, lose, forfeit
Usage: it was the only crumb of comfort he could salvage from the ordeal
8). Provocative (Adjective) – उ�ेजक
Definition: causing anger or another strong reaction, especially deliberately
Synonyms: annoying, irritating, infuriating, provoking
Antonyms: soothing, calming
Usage: a provocative article
9). Circumvent (Verb) – दर�कनार करना
Definition: find a way around (an obstacle)
Synonyms: avoid, evade, bypass, sidestep, dodge
Antonyms: aid, assist, encourage, take on, face, help

Usage: if you come to an obstruction in a road you can seek to circumvent it
10). Concern (Verb) – सम्बंिधत होना
Definition: relate to; be about
Synonyms: cover, treat, examine, review, analyse
Antonyms: serenity, indifference
Usage: the story concerns a friend of mine
1). Assertion (Noun) – अिभकथन
Definition: a confident and forceful statement of fact or belief.
Synonyms:declaration, contention, statement, claim, submission, postulation, averment, opinion, procl
amation, announcement, pronouncement, assurance
Antonyms: desertion, quiet, silence, denial, rejection
Usage: his assertion that his father had deserted the famil
2). Affinity (Noun) – सहानुभिू त
Definition: a natural liking for and understanding of someone or something
Synonyms: empathy, rapport, sympathy, accord, harmony, like-mindedness
Antonyms: dislike, aversion, antipathy
Usage: he had a special affinity with horses
3). Strident (Adjective) – कठोर या ककर् श

Definition: loud and harsh; grating
Synonyms:harsh, raucous, rough, grating, rasping, jarring, loud, stentorian, shrill, screeching, piercing,
ear-piercing
Antonyms: soft, dulcet
Usage: his voice had become increasingly strident
4). Incumbency (Noun) – कायर्काल
Definition: the holding of an office or the period during which one is held
Synonyms: tenure, regime, administration, term, responsibility
Antonyms: assets, draftee, impunit, unburden

Usage: during his incumbency he established an epidemic warning system
5). Ubiquitous (Adjective) – सवर्�ापक
Definition: present, appearing, or found everywher
Synonyms: omnipresent, ever-present, present everywhere, everywhere, all-over, all over the
place, pervasive, all-pervasive, universal, worldwide, global
Antonyms: rare, scarce
Usage: his ubiquitous influence was felt by all the family
6). Siege (Noun) – घेराबंदी
Definition: a military operation in which enemy forces surround a town or building, cutting off essential
supplies, with the aim of compelling those inside to surrender
Synonyms: blockade, beleaguerment, encirclement
Antonyms: relief, raising
Usage: Verdun had withstood a siege of ten weeks
7). Curfew (Noun) - िनषेधाज्ञा
Definition: a regulation requiring people to remain indoors between specified hours, typically at night
Synonyms: time limit, check in time, deadline
Antonyms: unlimited time
Usage: to be abroad after curfew without permission was to risk punishment
8). Idyllic (Adjective) –उ�म
Definition: like an idyll; extremely happy, peaceful, or picturesque

Synonyms: perfect, ideal, idealized, wonderful, blissful, halcyon, happy
Antonyms: hellish, bad, disagreeable, flawed
Usage: an attractive hotel in an idyllic setting
9). Scapegoat (Noun) – बिल का बकरा
Definition: a person who is blamed for the wrongdoings, mistakes, or faults of others, especially for
reasons of expediency.
Synonyms: whipping boy, victim
Antonyms: top dog
Usage: secret police scapegoated a few of the ringleaders to put an end to the issue

10). Forge (Verb) – मजबूत बनाना
Definition: create (something) strong, enduring, or successful
Synonyms: build, build up, construct, form, create, establish, set up, put together
Antonyms: raze, stop, ruin, destroy
Usage: they forged a partnership with city government
1). Willy-nilly (Adverb) –िबना सोचे समझे
Definition: without direction or planning; haphazardly
Synonyms: haphazardly, at random, randomly, without planning, without method
Antonyms: rather, readily, soon, willingly
Usage: cars and trucks were parked willy-nilly
2). Inclusive (Adjective) – समावेशी
Definition: including all the services or items normally expected or required
Synonyms: all-in, all-inclusive, with everything included, comprehensive
Antonyms: exclusive, incomprehensive, narrow
Usage: menus stating fully inclusive prices
3). Lavish (Adjective) – भ�
Definition: sumptuously rich, elaborate, or luxurious
Synonyms:sumptuous, luxurious, luxuriant, lush, gorgeous, costly, opulent, grand, elaborate, splendid,
rich, regal, ornate, expensive

Antonyms: meagre, frugal, mean, scant
Usage: a lavish banquet
4). Spawn (Verb) – का कारण होना
Definition: produce or generate a large number of
Synonyms: give rise to, bring about, occasion, generate, engender, originate, lead to, result
in, effect, induce, initiate, start, set off;
Antonyms: destroy, kill, stop
Usage: the decade spawned a bewildering variety of books on the forces

5). Uncertainty (Noun) - अिनि�तता
Definition: the state of being uncertain
Synonyms:unpredictability, unreliability, riskiness, chanciness, precariousness, unsureness
Antonyms: certainty, predictability, confidence
Usage: times of uncertainty and danger
6). Vicious (Adjective) – शाितर
Definition: deliberately cruel or violent.
Synonyms:brutal, ferocious, savage, violent, dangerous, ruthless, remorseless, merciless, heartless, c
allous, cruel, harsh, cold-blooded, inhuman, fierce
Antonyms: gentle, kindly, benevolent
Usage: a vicious assault
7). Impose (Verb) – थोपना
Definition: force (an unwelcome decision or ruling) on someone.
Synonyms: foist, force, thrust, inflict, obtrude, press, urge
Antonyms: disorder, forget, prevent, displace, overlook
Usage: the decision was theirs and was not imposed on them by others
8). Retaliatory (Adjective) – �ितशोध का
Definition: characterized by a desire for revenge
Synonyms: reciprocate, get, pay, recompense, repay, requite
Antonyms: depart, lose, forgive, leave, take, pardon

Usage: fears of a retaliatory attack by the victim's friends
9). Zealous (Adjective) – उत्साही
Definition: having or showing zeal
Synonyms: fervent, ardent, fervid, fiery, passionate, impassioned, devout, devoted
Antonyms: apathetic, indifferent
Usage: the council was extremely zealous in the application of the regulations
10). Asymmetry (Noun) - असमिमित
Definition: lack of equality or equivalence between parts or aspects of something; lack of symmetry
Synonyms: imbalance, crookedness, inequality, unevenness

Antonyms: symmetry, balance, correspondence
Usage: there was an asymmetry between the right and left ears
1). Rehabilitation (Noun) – पुनवार्स
Definition: the action of restoring something that has been damaged to its former condition
Synonyms: repair, overhaul, recovery, reclamation, improvement
Antonyms: injury, hurt, harm, damage
Usage: the rehabilitation of the mangrove forests
2). Fester (Verb) - बदतर या अिधक ती� हो जाना
Definition: become worse or more intense, especially through long-term neglect or indifference
Synonyms: rankle, chafe, ferment, brew, smoulder
Antonyms:
Usage: below the surface, the old antagonisms festered
3). Dent (Noun) – खरोज
Definition: a slight hollow in a hard even surface made by a blow or pressure
Synonyms: indentation, dint, dimple, dip, depression, hollow, crater, pit, trough
Antonyms: increase, bulge
Usage: there was a hideous dent in the front passenger door
4). Envisage (Verb) – प�रकल्पना करना

Definition: contemplate or conceive of as a possibility or a desirable future event.
Synonyms: foresee, predict, forecast, foretell, anticipate, expect, think likely, envision
Antonyms: disregard, ignore
Usage: the Rome Treaty envisaged free movement across frontiers
5). Scrutiny (Noun) – संवीक्षा
Definition: critical observation or examination
Synonyms: careful examination, inspection, survey, scan, study, perusal
Antonyms: glance, cursory look
Usage: every aspect of local government was placed under scrutiny

6). Glimmer (Verb) – क्षीण �काश होना
Definition: shine faintly with a wavering light
Synonyms: gleam, shine, glint, flicker, shimmer, glisten, glow, twinkle, sparkle, glitter
Antonyms: dullness
Usage: the moonlight glimmered on the lawn
7). Gambit (Adjective) – योजना
Definition: an act or remark that is calculated to gain an advantage, especially at the outset of a
situation.
Synonyms: stratagem, machination, scheme, plan, tactic, manoeuvre, move
Antonyms: frankness, honesty
Usage: his resignation was a tactical gambit
8). Decisive (Adjective) – िनणर्यात्मक
Definition: settling an issue; producing a definite result
Synonyms: deciding, conclusive, determining, final, settling, key
Antonyms: insignificant, indefinite, trivial
Usage: the archers played a decisive part in the victory
9). Misery (Noun) – क� या दुःख
Definition: a state or feeling of great physical or mental distress or discomfort.
Synonyms:unhappiness, distress, wretchedness, hardship, suffering, affliction, anguish, anxiety, angst,
torment, torture
Antonyms: contentment, pleasure
Usage: a man who had brought her nothing but misery
10). Appetite (Noun) – भूख
Definition: a strong desire or liking for something
Synonyms:craving, longing, yearning, hankering, hunger, thirst, passion, relish, lust, love, zest, gusto,
avidity, ardour
Antonyms: dislike, hate, lethargy, disinclination, indifference
Usage: her appetite for life

1). Mimic (Noun) – नक़ल करनेवाला
Definition: a person skilled in imitating the voice or actions of others in an entertaining way
Synonyms: impersonator, impressionist, imitator, mimicker
Antonyms: classic, real, true, original
Usage: he has great ability as a mimic
2). Cognitive (Adjective) – संज्ञानात्मक
Definition: relating to cognition
Synonyms: emotional, subjective, intellectual
Antonyms: physical, body
Usage: the cognitive processes involved in reading
3). Pathology (Noun) – िवकृ ित िवज्ञान
Definition: the science of the causes and effects of diseases, especially the branch of medicine that
deals with the laboratory examination of samples of body tissue for diagnostic or forensic purposes
Synonyms: anatomy, horticulture, physiology, genetics
Antonyms: action, activeness, activity
Usage: research people skilled in experimental pathology
4). Lofty (Adjective) – बुलंद या ऊँचा
Definition: of imposing height
Synonyms: tall, high, giant, towering, soaring, sky-high

Antonyms: low, short
Usage: the elegant square was shaded by lofty palms
5). Elite (Noun) – अिभजात वगर्
Definition: a select group that is superior in terms of ability or qualities to the rest of a group or society
Synonyms: best, pick, cream, flower, nonpareil, elect
Antonyms: dregs
Usage: the elite of Britain's armed forces
6). Formidable (Adjective) – दुज�य
Definition: inspiring fear or respect through being impressively large, powerful, intense, or capable

Synonyms: intimidating, forbidding, redoubtable, daunting, alarming, frightening, terrifying
Antonyms: pleasant-looking, comforting, easy, weak
Usage: a formidable opponent
7). Overwhelming (Adjective) – अिधक मा� म�
Definition: very great in amount
Synonyms: very large, profuse, enormous, immense, inordinate, massive, huge
Antonyms: small
Usage: his party won overwhelming support
8). Tactical: (Adjective) – साम�रक
Definition: showing adroit planning; aiming at an end beyond the immediate action
Synonyms: calculated, planned, plotted, prudent, strategic, politic, diplomatic, judicious
Antonyms: unwise, spontaneous
Usage: in a tactical retreat, she moved into a hotel with her daughters
9). Aggression (Noun) – आ�ामकता
Definition: feelings of anger or antipathy resulting in hostile or violent behaviour; readiness to attack or
confront
Synonyms: hostility, aggressiveness, belligerence, bellicosity, antagonism, truculence
Antonyms: meekness
Usage: his chin was jutting with aggression
10). Dominance (Noun) – �भुत्व

Definition: power and influence over others
Synonyms: supremacy, superiority, ascendancy, pre-eminence, predominance, domination
Antonyms: subservience, subjugation
Usage: the worldwide dominance of Hollywood
1) Diplomacy (Noun) – कू टनीित
Definition: the art of dealing with people in a sensitive and tactful way.
Synonyms: tact, tactfulness, sensitivity, discretion, subtlety, finesse, delicacy

Antonyms: ignorance, bad manners, rudeness, impoliteness
Usage: with perfect diplomacy, he divided his attention between Meryl and Anthea
2). Comprehensive (Adjective) – �ापक
Definition: including or dealing with all or nearly all elements or aspects of something.
Synonyms: inclusive, all-inclusive, complete
Antonyms: partial, selective, limited
Usage: a comprehensive collection of photographs
3). Whimsical (Adjective) – सनक�,कल्पनीय
Definition: playfully quaint or fanciful, especially in an appealing and amusing way.
Synonyms: fanciful, playful, mischievous, waggish, quaint, fantastic, unusual, curious, droll
Antonyms: boring, normal, regular, sad, common
Usage: a whimsical sense of humour
4). Expansive (Adjective) – �शस्त
Definition: covering a wide area in terms of space or scope; extensive.
Synonyms: extensive, sweeping, rolling;
Antonyms: limited, restricted
Usage: expansive beaches
5). Rapprochement (Noun) – मेल-िमलाप,एक्य
Definition: (especially in international affairs) an establishment or resumption of harmonious relations.
Synonyms: communion, fellowship, rapport

Antonyms: disagreement, trouble, upset
Usage: there were signs of a growing rapprochement between the two countries
6). Waver (Verb) – डगडगाना
Definition: move in a quivering way; flicker.
Synonyms: flicker, quiver, tremble, twinkle, glimmer, wink, blink
Antonyms: calm, continue, persist, stay
Usage: the flame wavered in the draught
7). Arsenal (Noun) – आयुधशाला
Definition: a collection of weapons and military equipment

Synonyms: weapons, weaponry, arms, armaments
Antonyms: disarmament, disarming, demobilization
Usage: Britain's nuclear arsenal
8). Rendezvous (Noun) – िमलन स्थल
Definition: a meeting at an agreed time and place.
Synonyms: meeting, appointment, engagement, assignation
Antonyms: scatter, separate, spread, disperse
Usage: Edward turned up late for their rendezvous
9). Iterate (Verb) – पुनारावृित करना
Definition: perform or utter repeatedly
Synonyms: repeat, recapitulate, go through again, go over again, run through again, rehearse
Antonyms: take back
Usage: the bird's call is a monotonously iterated single note
10). Impulsive (Adjective) – आवेगी
Definition: acting or done without forethought.
Synonyms:impetuous, spontaneous, hasty, passionate, emotional, uninhibited, unrepressed, abandon
ed;
Antonyms: cautious, premeditated
Usage: they'd married as impulsive teenagers
1) Interim (Noun) – अंत�रम
Definition: the intervening time
Synonyms: meantime, meanwhile, intervening time, interval, interlude
Antonyms: permanent, finished, continual
Usage: in the interim I'll just keep my fingers crossed
2). Augment (Verb) – आगम करना
Definition: make (something) greater by adding to it; increase
Synonyms: increase, make larger, make bigger, make greater, add to, supplement, top up

Antonyms: decrease, discourage, compress, contract
Usage: augment the purchase of stocks
3). Implausible (Adjective) – असंभव
Definition: (of an argument or statement) not seeming reasonable or probable; failing to convince
Synonyms: unlikely, not likely, improbable, questionable, doubtful, debatabl
Antonyms: plausible, convincing
Usage: this is a blatantly implausible claim
4). Reign (Verb) – राज्यकाल
Definition: be the best or most important in a particular area or domain
Synonyms: incumbent, current, in office, presiding, in power
Antonyms: impotence, dominance, ascendency, authority
Usage: the reigning world champion
5). Revitalize (Verb) – पुनज�िवत करना
Definition: imbue (something) with new life and vitality
Synonyms: reinvigorate, re-energize, brace, fortify, strengthen
Antonyms: depress
Usage: a package of spending cuts to revitalize the economy
6). Mortal (adjective) – न�र
Definition: causing or liable to cause death; fatal
Synonyms: deadly, fatal, lethal, death-dealing, killing, murderous

Antonyms: good, harmless, trivial, life-giving, unimportant
Usage: a mortal disease
7). Sustain (Verb) – बनाए रखना
Definition: strengthen or support physically or mentally
Synonyms: comfort, help, assist, encourage, succour, support, give strength to
Antonyms: torment, plague
Usage: this thought had sustained him throughout the years
8). Stake (Verb) – दांव लगाना
Definition: mark an area with stakes so as to claim ownership of it.

Synonyms: mark off, mark out, demarcate, mark the boundaries/limits of, outline
Antonyms: whole, safety, displace
Usage: the boundary between the two manors was properly staked out
9). Persuade (Verb) – राज़ी करना
Definition: induce (someone) to do something through reasoning or argument
Synonyms: prevail on, talk someone into, coax, convince, make, get, press someone into, induce
Antonyms: dissuade, discourage, deter
Usage: it wasn't easy, but I persuaded him to do the right thing
10). Sack (Verb) – िनकाल देना
Definition: dismiss from employment
Synonyms: dismiss, give someone their notice, throw out, get rid of, lay off,
Antonyms: hire, take on
Usage: any official found to be involved would be sacked on the spot
1). Regime (Noun) – शासन
Definition: a government, especially an authoritarian one.
Synonyms: government, authorities, system of government, rule, reign, dominion, sovereignty,
jurisdiction, authority, control, command
Antonyms: chaos, disorder, anarchy, confusion

2). Unanimous (Adjective) - सवर्सम्मत
Definition: (of two or more people) fully in agreement
Synonyms: united, in complete agreement, in complete accord, of one mind, like-minded,
Antonyms: divided, at odds
Usage: the doctors were unanimous in their diagnoses
3). Uphill (Adjective) – क�ठन
Definition: requiring great effort; difficult
Synonyms: arduous, difficult, hard, tough, taxing, demanding, exacting, stiff, formidable,

Antonyms: downhill, easy
Usage: an uphill struggle to gain worldwide recognition
4). Cognizant (Adjective) – जानकार
Definition: having knowledge or awareness
Synonyms: aware, conscious, apprised, abreast
Antonyms: ignorant, senseless, unaware, unmindful
Usage: statesmen must be cognizant of the political boundaries within which they work
5). Relinquish (Verb) – त्यागना
Definition: voluntarily cease to keep or claim; give up
Synonyms: renounce, give up, part with, give away
Antonyms: keep, retain, continue
Usage: he relinquished his managerial role to become chief executive
6). Perversity (Noun) – �ितकू लता
Definition: a deliberate desire to behave in an unreasonable or unacceptable way; contrariness
Synonyms:contrariness, perverseness, awkwardness, unreasonableness, difficultness
Antonyms: forbearance, long-suffering, patience, tolerance
Usage: they responded with typical perversity
7). Incarceration (Noun) – कै द कर देना
Definition: the state of being confined in prison; imprisonment.
Synonyms:imprisonment, internment, confinement, detention, custody, captivity, restraint

Antonyms: freedom
Usage: the public would not be served by her incarceration
8). Autocracy (Noun) – एकतं�
Definition: a system of government by one person with absolute power
Synonyms: absolutism, absolute power, totalitarianism, dictatorship, despotism, tyranny
Antonyms: democracy
Usage: the Grand Duchy of Tuscany was an autocracy
9). Depose (Verb) – उपदस्थ करना
Definition: remove from office suddenly and forcefully.

Synonyms: overthrow, overturn, topple, bring down, remove from
office, remove, unseat, dethrone, supplant, displace
Antonyms: allow, obey, promote, upgrade
Usage: he had been deposed by a military coup
10). Seek (Noun) – मांगना
Definition: ask for (something) from someone
Synonyms: ask for, request, solicit, call on, invite, entreat, beg for, petition for, appeal for, apply
for, put in for
Antonyms: ignore, shun, answer, neglect
Usage: he sought help from the police
1). Prominent (Adjective) – �िस�, मुख्य
Definition: important; famous
Synonyms: important, well known, leading, eminent, pre-
eminent, distinguished, notable, noteworthy, noted, public, outstanding, foremost,
Antonyms: unimportant, obscure, unknown
Usage: she was a prominent member of the city council
2). Provocation (Noun) – उ�ेजना
Definition: action or speech that makes someone angry, especially deliberately.

Synonyms: goading, prodding, egging on, incitement, rousing, stirring, stimulation, prompting,
inducement, encouragement, urging, inspiration, stimulus
Antonyms: compliment, happiness, discouragement, pleasure
Usage: you should remain calm and not respond to provocation
3). Vulnerability (Noun) – भे�ता
Definition: the quality or state of being exposed to the possibility of being attacked or harmed, either
physically or emotionally
Synonyms: accessible, sensitive, defenceless, exposed, liable
Antonyms: guarded, safe, protected, secure, strong

Usage: conservation authorities have realized the vulnerability of the local population
4). Persistence (Noun) – दृढ़ता
Definition: the fact of continuing in an opinion or course of action in spite of difficulty or opposition
Synonyms: perseverance, tenacity, determination, resolve, resolution, resoluteness, staying power,
Antonyms: irresolute
Usage: Cardiff's persistence was rewarded with a try
5). Reconciliation (Noun) – सुलह
Definition: the restoration of friendly relations
Synonyms: reuniting, reunion, bringing (back) together (again), conciliation
Antonyms: estrangement, alienation, feud, incompatibility
Usage: his reconciliation with your uncle
6). Cess (Noun) – उपकर
Definition: a curse on
Synonyms: impost, tariff, toll, levy, duty
Antonyms: beg
Usage: bad cess to the day I joined that ban
7). Procurement (Noun) – खरीद
Definition: the action of obtaining or procuring something
Synonyms: buy up, get hold of, solicit, appropriate
Antonyms: discourage, dissuade, forfeit, hinder

Usage: financial assistance for the procurement of legal advice
8). Dissipate (Verb) – गायब हो जाना
Definition: (with reference to a feeling or emotion) disappear or cause to disappear
Synonyms: disappear, vanish, evaporate, dissolve, melt away, melt into thin air,
Antonyms: grow, develop
Usage: the concern she'd felt for him had wholly dissipated
9). Extent (Noun) – सीमा
Definition: the area covered by something
Synonyms: area, size, expanse, length, stretch, range, scope, compass

Antonyms: extreme
Usage: an enclosure ten acres in extent
10). Buffer (Verb) – कम करना
Definition: lessen or moderate the impact of (something).
Synonyms:cushion, absorb, soften, lessen, diminish, moderate, mitigate, allay, deaden, muffle, stifle, s
hield
Antonyms: intensify
Usage: the massage helped to buffer the strain
1). Abysmal (Adjective) – भयानक
Definition: extremely bad; appalling.
Synonyms: dreadful, awful, terrible, frightful, atrocious, disgraceful, deplorable, shameful, woeful,
hopeless
Antonyms: good, outstanding, measurable, low
Usage: the quality of her work is abysmal
2). Enforcement (Noun) – �वतर्न
Definition: the act of compelling observance of or compliance with a law, rule, or obligation.
Synonyms: imposition, implementation, application, carrying out, administration, administering,
discharge, fulfilment, execution, prosecution
Antonyms: cease, halt, refuse, stop
Usage: the strict enforcement of environmental regulations
3). Paradigm (Noun) – िमसाल
Definition: a typical example or pattern of something; a pattern or model.
Synonyms: exemplar, ideal, mirror, chart, criterion, model
Antonyms: disorganization, atypical
Usage: society's paradigm of the ‘ideal woman
4). Robust (Adjective) – मजबूत
Definition: strong and healthy; vigorous

Synonyms: strong, vigorous, sturdy, tough, powerful
Antonyms: weak, frail
Usage: the Caplan family are a robust lot
5). Revamp (Verb) – सुधारना
Definition: give new and improved form, structure, or appearance to
Synonyms:renovate, redecorate, refurbish, recondition, rehabilitate, rebuild, reconstruct, overhaul,
Antonyms: break, damage, destroy
Usage: an attempt to revamp the museum's image
6). Drift (Verb) – बह जाना
Definition: be carried slowly by a current of air or water
Synonyms: wander, wander aimlessly, roam, rove, meander, stray, coast
Antonyms: ditch, individual, whole, valley, one
Usage: I was drifting off to sleep
7). Formidable (Adjective) – दुज�य
Definition: inspiring fear or respect through being impressively large, powerful, intense, or capable.
Synonyms: intimidating, forbidding, redoubtable, daunting, alarming, frightening, terrifying, petrifying,
horrifying, chilling, disturbing

Antonyms: comforting, easy, weak
Usage: a formidable opponent
8). Accusation (Noun) – इलज़ाम

Definition: a charge or claim that someone has done something illegal or wrong.
Synonyms:allegation, charge, claim, assertion, asseveration, attribution, incrimination, imputation, den
ouncement, indictment, arraignment, citation
Antonyms: absolve, clear, exonerate
Usage: accusations of bribery
9). Scepticism (Noun) – संशयवाद
Definition: a sceptical attitude; doubt as to the truth of something
Synonyms: doubt, doubtfulness, dubiousness, a pinch of salt, lack of conviction
Antonyms: conviction, belief, faith

Usage: these claims were treated with scepticism
10). Jitter Noun) – कलमलाना
Definition: feelings of extreme nervousness.
Synonyms: anxiety, fidgets, dither, shivers
Antonyms: calmness
Usage: a bout of the jitters
1). Provocation (Noun) – उकसावा
Definition: action or speech that makes someone angry, especially deliberately.
Synonyms: incitement, rousing, stirring, stimulation, prompting, inducement, encouragement, urging
Antonyms: compliment, happiness, discouragement, hindrance
Usage: you should remain calm and not respond to provocation
2). Bureaucracy (Noun) – नौकरशाही
Definition: excessively complicated administrative procedure
Synonyms: red tape, rules and regulations, etiquette, protocol, officialdom
Antonyms: Adhocracy
Usage: the unnecessary bureaucracy in local government
3). Strident (Adjective) – कठोर
Definition: loud and harsh; grating

Synonyms:harsh, raucous, rough, grating, rasping, jarring, loud, stentorian, shrill, screeching, piercing,
ear-piercing
Antonyms: soft, dulcet
Usage: his voice had become increasingly strident
4). Discretionary (Adjective) – िववेकाधीन
Definition: available for use at the discretion of the user
Synonyms: optional, non-compulsory, voluntary, at one's discretion, up to the individual, non-
mandatory, elective
Antonyms: compulsory, obligatory

Usage: there has been an increase in year-end discretionary bonuses
5). Curtail (Verb) – घटाना या कम करना
Definition: reduce in extent or quantity; impose a restriction on.
Synonyms: reduce, cut, cut down, cut back, decrease, lessen, diminish, slim down, tighten
up, retrench
Antonyms: increase, lengthen
Usage: civil liberties were further curtailed
6). Veteran (Noun) - िवशेषज्ञ
Definition: a person who has had long experience in a particular field
Synonyms: master, expert, long-serving, mature, old
Antonyms: novice, apprentice, recruit
Usage: a veteran of two world wars
7). Sceptical (Adjective) – उलझन म�
Definition: not easily convinced; having doubts or reservations
Synonyms: dubious, doubtful, having reservations, taking something with a pinch of salt, doubting
Antonyms: certain, convinced, optimistic
Usage: the public were deeply sceptical about some of the proposals
8). Contentious (Adjective) – िववादास्पद
Definition: causing or likely to cause an argument; controversial.
Synonyms: controversial, disputable, debatable, disputed, contended, open to question/debate, moot,

vexed
Antonyms: affable, benevolent, cordial, genial
Usage: a contentious issue
9). Stance (Noun) – �ख
Definition: the attitude of a person or organization towards something; a standpoint.
Synonyms: attitude, stand, point of view, viewpoint, opinion
Antonyms: unsteadiness, inaction, truancy, malingering
Usage: the party is changing its stance on Europe
10). Tenuous (Adjective) – कमजोर

Definition: very slender or fine; insubstantial.
Synonyms: fine, thin, slender, attenuated, delicate, gossamer, fragile
Antonyms: convincing, substantial, strong
Usage: a tenuous thread
1). Coalesce (Verb) – संग�ठत होना
Definition: come together to form one mass or whole
Synonyms: unite, combine, merge, fuse, mingle, meld, blend, intermingle
Antonyms: divide, separate, detach, disconnect
Usage: the puddles had coalesced into shallow streams
2). Rhetoric (Noun) – अलंकार शा�
Definition: the art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing, especially the exploitation of figures of
speech and other compositional techniques.
Synonyms: oratory, eloquence, power of speech, command of language, expression,
Antonyms: quiet, conciseness
Usage: he is using a common figure of rhetoric, hyperbole
3). Brutal (Adjective) – �ू र या िन�ु र
Definition: savagely violent
Synonyms: savage, cruel, bloodthirsty, vicious, ferocious, barbaric, barbarous, wicked, murderous,
cold-blooded, hard-hearted, harsh

Antonyms: gentle, humane
Usage: a brutal murder
4). Cessation (Noun) – समाि�
Definition: the fact or process of ending or being brought to an end.
Synonyms:end, ending, termination, stopping, halting, ceasing, finish, finishing, stoppage, closing, clos
ure, close, conclusion,
Antonyms: start, resumption
Usage: the cessation of hostilities

5). Inclination (Noun) – �वृि�
Definition: a person's natural tendency or urge to act or feel in a particular way; a disposition.
Synonyms: tendency, propensity, proclivity, leaning
Antonyms: aversion, disinclination
Usage: John was a scientist by training and inclination
6). Asunder (Adverb) – अलग-अलग
Definition: apart
Synonyms: divided, disconnected, split, disjoined
Antonyms: together
Usage: those whom God hath joined together let no man put asunder
7). Fester (Verb) - बदतर या अिधक ती� हो जाना
Definition: (of a negative feeling or a problem) become worse or more intense, especially through
long-term neglect or indifference.
Synonyms: rankle, chafe, gnaw (at one's mind), eat away at one's mind, ferment, brew, smoulder
Antonyms: build, delight, flourish, grow, improve
Usage: below the surface, the old antagonisms festered
8). Amiss (Adjective) – अनुिचत
Definition: not quite right; inappropriate or out of place.
Synonyms: wrong, awry, faulty, out of order, defective, unsatisfactory, incorrect, untoward, adrift
Antonyms: proper, suitable, right

Usage: there was something amiss about his calculations
9). Firmament (Noun) – आकाश
Definition: the heavens or sky
Synonyms: welkin, heaven, sky, vault
Antonyms: hell, terrain, descends
Usage: thunder shakes the firmament
10). Roil (Verb) – एक अशांत, घुमावदार तरीके से आगे बढ़ना
Definition: (of a liquid) move in a turbulent, swirling manner.
Synonyms: disturb, rile, agitate, annoy, bother

Antonyms: aid, help, calm, please, soothe
Usage: the sea roiled below her
1). Intent (Noun) – आशय
Definition: intention or purpose
Synonyms: aim, purpose, intention, objective, object, goal, target, end
Antonyms: flexible, trivial, indefinite, soft, unconcerned
Usage: with alarm she realized his intent
2). Regime (Noun) – शासन
Definition: a government, especially an authoritarian one
Synonyms:government, rule, reign, dominion, sovereignty, jurisdiction, authority, control
Antonyms: chaos, disorder, anarchy
3). Harmonise (Verb) – समन्वय करना , एक साथ जाना
Definition: produce a pleasing visual combination
Synonyms: coordinate, go together, match, fit together, blend, mix, balance
Antonyms: struggle, chief, conflict, disagree
Usage: steeply pitched roofs which harmonize with the form of the main roof
4). Reluctance (Noun) – अिनच्छा

Definition: unwillingness or disinclination to do something
Synonyms: unwillingness, disinclination, lack of enthusiasm
Antonyms: willingness, eagerness
Usage: she sensed his reluctance to continue
5). Flak (Noun) – मजबूत आलोचना
Definition: strong criticism
Synonyms: criticism, censure, disapproval, disapprobation, hostility
Antonyms: approval, compliment, commendation, endorsement
Usage: you must be strong enough to take the flak if things go wrong

6). Revive (Verb) – पुनज�िवत करना
Definition: give new strength or energy to
Synonyms:reinvigorate, revitalize, refresh, energize, reanimate, resuscitate, brace, fortify
Antonyms: bore, break, damage, depress, destroy
Usage: the cool, refreshing water revived us all
7). Impasse (Noun) – गितरोध
Definition: a situation in which no progress is possible, especially because of disagreement; a
deadlock
Synonyms: deadlock, dead end, stalemate, checkmate, stand-off;
Antonyms: solution, boon, agreement, breakthrough
Usage: the current political impasse
8). Outrage (Noun) – �ोध
Definition: an extremely strong reaction of anger, shock, or indignation
Synonyms:indignation, fury, anger, rage, disapproval, wrath, shock, resentment, horror, disgust, amaz
ement
Antonyms: advantage, aid, benefit, blessing, compliment
Usage: her voice trembled with outrage
9). Mitigate (Verb) – न्यूनीकरण करना
Definition: make (something bad) less severe, serious, or painful.
Synonyms: alleviate, reduce, diminish, lessen, weaken, lighten, attenuate

Antonyms: aggravate, increase, intensify
Usage: drainage schemes have helped to mitigate this problem
10). Garner (Verb) – संिचत करना
Definition: gather or collect (something, especially information or approval)
Synonyms: gather, collect, accumulate, amass, assemble
Antonyms: speed, divide, disperse, distribute, scatter
Usage: the police struggled to garner sufficient evidence

1). Impose (Verb) – थोपना
Definition: force (an unwelcome decision or ruling) on someone
Synonyms: foist, force, thrust, inflict, obtrude, press, urge
Antonyms: disorder, forger, displace, overlook
Usage: the decision was theirs and was not imposed on them by others
2). Unveil (Verb) - अनावरण करना
Definition: show or announce publicly for the first time.
Synonyms: reveal, present, disclose, divulge, make known, make
public, air, communicate, publish, broadcast;

Antonyms: conceal, cover, hide, secrete, withhold
Usage: the Home Secretary has unveiled plans to crack down on crime
3). Minuscule (Adjective) – ब�त छोटा
Definition: extremely small; tiny
Synonyms: tiny, minute, microscopic, nanoscopic, very small, little, micro, diminutive, miniature
Antonyms: vast, huge
Usage: a minuscule fragment of DNA
4). Commensurate (Adjective) – समकक्ष
Definition: corresponding in size or degree; in proportion
Synonyms:equivalent, equal, corresponding, correspondent, comparable, proportionate, proportional
Antonyms: incompatible, unsuitable, inadequate

Usage: salary will be commensurate with age and experience
5). Retaliatory (Adjective) – �ितशोध का
Definition: (of an action) characterized by a desire for revenge
Synonyms: reciprocate, get, pay, retrospect, return
Antonyms: depart, lose, leave, take, forgive
6). Transpire (Verb) – हो जाना
Definition: occur; happen

Synonyms: happen, occur, take place, come about, come to pass, crop up, turn
up, arise, chance, ensue, befall
Antonyms: vanish, remove, stop, quit
Usage: I'm going to find out exactly what transpired
7). Lynch (Verb) – िनष्पा�दत करना
Definition: (of a group of people) kill (someone) for an alleged offence without a legal trial, especially
by hanging.
Synonyms: execute, hand, kill, murder
Antonyms: bear, create
Usage: her father had been lynched by whites
8). Suspicion (Noun) – संदह

े
Definition: a feeling or thought that something is possible, likely, or true.
Synonyms:intuition, feeling, impression, inkling, surmise, guess, conjecture, speculation, hunch, fancy,
notion
Antonyms: believing, careless, certain, confident, convinced
Usage: she had a sneaking suspicion that he was laughing at her
9). Enrage (Verb) - �ु � करना
Definition: make (someone) very angry.
Synonyms: anger, incense, infuriate, madden, inflame, incite, antagonize, provoke
Antonyms: placate, please, calm, good-humoured

Usage: the students were enraged at these new rules
10). Reckon (Verb) – गणना करना
Definition: establish by calculation
Synonyms: calculate, compute, work out, put a figure on, figure, number, quantify
Antonyms: abandon, cancel, displace, forger, disregard, disbelieve
Usage: the society can reckon among its members males of the royal blood
1). Deprivation (Noun) – अभाव

Definition: the lack of something considered to be a necessity
Synonyms: dispossession, withholding, withdrawal, removal, taking away, stripping, divestment,
divestiture
Antonyms: advantage, benefit, gain, bestowal, endowment
Usage: sleep deprivation
2). Confound (Verb) – उलझाना
Definition: cause surprise or confusion in (someone), especially by not according with their
expectations.
Synonyms:amaze, astonish, dumbfound, stagger, surprise, startle, stun, stupefy, daze, nonplus
Antonyms: bore, calm, clarify, clear up, comfort
Usage: the inflation figure confounded economic analysts
3). Disparity (Noun) – असमानता
Definition: a great difference
Synonyms:discrepancy, inconsistency, imbalance, inequality, incongruity, unevenness, disproportion
Antonyms: parity, similarity
Usage: economic disparities between different regions of the country
4). Imperative (Adjective) – आज्ञाथर्क
Definition: of vital importance; crucial
Synonyms: all-important, vital, crucial, critical, essential,
Antonyms: unimportant, optional

Usage: immediate action was imperative
5). Conceive (Verb) – सूि�त करना
Definition: form or devise (a plan or idea) in the mind.
Synonyms: devise, form, formulate, design, frame, invent, coin, originate, create, develop, evolve
Antonyms: neglect, dislike, avoid, disregard, fail
Usage: the dam project was originally conceived in 1977
6). Dwarf (Noun) – बौना
Definition: a member of a mythical race of short, stocky human-like creatures who are generally skilled
in mining and metalworking.

Synonyms: gnome, goblin, hobgoblin, troll, imp, elf, brownie, kelpie, leprechaun, fairy, pixie
Antonyms: giant, big, huge, large, tall
Usage: the wizard captured the dwarf
7). Overshoot (Verb) – ल�य के बाहर चले जाना
Definition: go past (an intended stopping or turning point) inadvertently.
Synonyms: leave, skip, cancel, abandon, digress, evade
Antonyms: uphold, address, decline, decrease, face
Usage: the department may overshoot its cash limit
8). Steep (Adjective) – खड़ी
Definition: (of a rise or fall in an amount) very large or rapid
Synonyms: sharp, sudden, precipitate, precipitous, rapid
Antonyms: calm, low, gradual, nice, kind
Usage: the steep rise in unemployment
9). Vocal (Adjective) – मुखर
Definition: expressing opinions or feelings freely or loudly.
Synonyms:vociferous, outspoken, forthright, plainspoken, blunt, frank, direct, candid, open, uninhibited
Antonyms: taciturn, reticent
Usage: he was vocal in condemning the action
10). Appease (Verb) – शांत करना
Definition: pacify or placate (someone) by acceding to their demands

Synonyms: conciliate, placate, pacify, make peace with, propitiate, palliate, allay, reconcile
Antonyms: provoke, inflame
Usage: amendments have been added to appease local pressure groups
1). Disruptive (Adjective) – िवघटनकारी
Definition: causing or tending to cause disruption
Synonyms: troublesome, unruly, rowdy, disorderly, undisciplined, attention-seeking, riotous, wild,
turbulent

Antonyms: well behaved, manageable
Usage: disruptive pupils
2). Resilience (Noun) – लचीलाता
Definition: the ability of a substance or object to spring back into shape; elasticity.
Synonyms: flexibility, pliability, suppleness, plasticity, elasticity
Antonyms: rigidity, fragility, vulnerability, weakness
Usage: nylon is excellent in wearability, abrasion resistance and resilience
3). Acclaim (Verb) – स्तुित करना
Definition: praise enthusiastically and publicly.
Synonyms: praise, applaud, cheer, commend, express approval of, approve, express admiration
for, welcome,
Antonyms: criticize, criticized, unsung, obscure
Usage: the conference was acclaimed as a considerable success
4). Lackadaisical (Adjective) – लापरवाह
Definition: lacking enthusiasm and determination; carelessly lazy
Synonyms: careless, lazy, lax, unenthusiastic, half-hearted, uninterested, lukewarm, indifferent,
uncaring, unconcerned, casual

Antonyms: enthusiastic, excited
Usage: a lackadaisical defence left Spurs adrift in the second half
5). Segregate (Verb) – अलग करना

Definition: set apart from the rest or from each other; isolate or divide
Synonyms: separate, set apart, keep apart, sort out
Antonyms: attach, connect, join, link
Usage: disabled people should not be segregated from the rest of society
6). Abide (Verb) – पालन करना
Definition: accept or act in accordance with (a rule, decision, or recommendation).
Synonyms: comply with, obey, observe, follow, keep to, hold to, conform to, adhere to, stick to, stand
by, act in accordance with, uphold
Antonyms: flout, reject

Usage: I said I would abide by their decision
7). Falter (Verb) – लड़खड़ाना
Definition: lose strength or momentum
Synonyms: hesitate, delay, drag one's feet, stall, think twice, get cold feet, change one's
mind, waver, oscillate
Antonyms: calm, hold, remain, stabilize, stay
Usage: the music faltered, stopped, and started up again
8). Perception (Noun) – धारणा
Definition: the way in which something is regarded, understood, or interpreted.
Synonyms:insight, perceptiveness, percipience, perspicacity, perspicuity, understanding, keenness, sh
arpness,
Antonyms: density, dullness
Usage: Hollywood's perception of the tastes of the American public
9). Revive (Verb) – पुनज�िवत होना
Definition: give new strength or energy to
Synonyms:reinvigorate, revitalize, refresh, energize, reanimate, resuscitate, brace, fortify, strengthen, r
evivify
Antonyms: torpefy, abolish
Usage: the cool, refreshing water revived us all
10). Belligerent (Noun) - श�ुतापूणर् और आ�ामक

Definition: hostile and aggressive
Synonyms: hostile, aggressive, threatening, antagonistic, pugnacious, bellicose, truculent,
confrontational
Antonyms: friendly, peaceable
Usage: the mood at the meeting was belligerent
1) Resilience (Noun) – लाचीलाता
Definition: the ability of a substance or object to spring back into shape; elasticity.

Synonyms: flexibility, pliability, suppleness, plasticity, elasticity
Antonyms: rigidity, fragility, vulnerability, weakness
Usage: nylon is excellent in wearability, abrasion resistance and resilience
2). Scourge (Noun) – संकट,यातना
Definition: a person or thing that causes great trouble or suffering
Synonyms: affliction, bane, curse, plague, menace, evil, misfortune, burden,
Antonyms: blessing, godsend
Usage: the scourge of mass unemployment
3) Lackadaisical (Adjective) – कमज़ोर
Definition: lacking enthusiasm and determination; carelessly lazy
Synonyms: careless, lazy, lax, unenthusiastic, half-hearted, uninterested, lukewarm, indifferent,
uncaring, unconcerned, casual
Antonyms: enthusiastic, excited
Usage: a lackadaisical defence left spurs adrift in the second half
4). Disclosure (Noun) – �कटीकरण
Definition: the action of making new or secret information known.
Synonyms: revelation, surprising fact, divulgence, declaration, announcement
Antonyms: concealment, denial
Usage: a judge ordered the disclosure of the government documents
5) Disruptive (Adjective) – िवघटनकारी

Definition: causing or tending to cause disruption
Synonyms: troublesome, unruly, rowdy, disorderly, undisciplined, attention-seeking, riotous, wild,
turbulent
Antonyms: well behaved, manageable
Usage: disruptive pupils
6). Consolidate (Verb) – समेकन करना
Definition: combine (a number of things) into a single more effective or coherent whole
Synonyms:combine, unite, merge, integrate, amalgamate, fuse, blend, mingle, marry, synthesize,
Antonyms: decrease, discourage, disperse, hurt, weaken

Usage: the company consolidated its position in the international market
7). Untrammelled (Adjective) – बेरोक
Definition: not deprived of freedom of action or expression; not restricted or hampered.
Synonyms: rampant, unbridled, unhampered
Antonyms: checked, restrained
Usage: a mind untrammelled by convention
8). Secularist (Adjective) - धमर्-िनरपेक्षतावादी
Definition: advocating or relating to separation of the state from religious institutions.
Synonyms: civil, materialistic, worldly, lay
Antonyms: religious, spiritual, holy, godly
Usage: secularist ideology"
9). Blight (Noun) – तुषार
Definition: a thing that spoils or damages something.
Synonyms:affliction, scourge, bane, curse, plague, menace, evil, misfortune, woe, calamity, trouble, or
deal
Antonyms: cleanliness, goodness, purification, health
Usage: her remorse could be blight on that happines
10). Triumphalism (Noun) – िवजयी धमर्
Definition: excessive exultation over one's success or achievements
Synonyms: proud, success, victory

Antonyms: disappointed, miserable, sad, sorrowful
Usage: an air of triumphalism reigns in his administration
1). Impede (Verb) – बाधा डालना
Definition: delay or prevent (someone or something) by obstructing them; hinder.
Synonyms: hinder, obstruct, hamper, handicap, hold back, hold up, delay, interfere
with, disrupt, retard, slow
Antonyms: advance, aid, allow, assist, encourage

Usage: the sap causes swelling which can impede breathing
2). Deteriorate (Verb) – िबगड़ जाना
Definition: become progressively worse.
Synonyms: worsen, get worse, decline, be in decline, degenerate, decay;
Antonyms: approve, compliment, elevate, grow, improve
Usage: relations between the countries had deteriorated sharply
3). Drastic (Adjective) – भीषण
Definition: likely to have a strong or far-reaching effect; radical and extreme.
Synonyms: extreme, serious, forceful, desperate, dire, radical, far-reaching, momentous, substantial;
Antonyms: mild, moderate
Usage: a drastic reduction of staffing levels
4). Unearth (Verb) – खोदकर िनकालना
Definition: find (something) in the ground by digging.
Synonyms: dig up, excavate, exhume, disinter, bring to the surface, mine, quarry, pull out, root out,
scoop out, disentomb
Antonyms: conceal, hide, cover, lose, miss
Usage: workmen unearthed an ancient artillery shell
5). Foreword (Noun) – �स्तावना
Definition: a short introduction to a book, typically by a person other than the author
Synonyms: preface, introduction, prologue, preamble, opening remarks, opening
statement, preliminary matter, front matter

Antonyms: conclusion, addendum, epilogue
Usage: the foreword is usually re-written or extended to inform the reader of the changes
6). Legion (Noun) – भीड़
Definition: a vast number of people or things
Synonyms:horde, host, throng, multitude, crowd, drove, mass, mob, rabble, gang, swarm, flock, herd,
body, pack, score, mountain
Antonyms: few, numbered
Usage: legions of photographers and TV cameras

7) Evident (Adjective) – �त्यक्ष
Definition: clearly seen or understood; obvious.
Synonyms:obvious, apparent, noticeable, conspicuous, perceptible, perceivable, visible, observable, di
scernible, transparent, clear,
Antonyms: concealed, doubtful, uncertain, unclear, vague
Usage: she ate the biscuits with evident enjoyment
8). Protégé (Adjective) – शािगदर्,आि�त
Definition: a person who is guided and supported by an older and more experienced or influential
person.
Synonyms: pupil, student, trainee, apprentice
Antonyms: role model, guardian, mentor
Usage: Ruskin submitted his protégé's name for election
9). Rival (Noun) - �ित�ं�ी
Definition: a person or thing competing with another for the same objective or for superiority in the
same field of activity.
Synonyms: competitor, opponent, contestant, contender, challenger
Antonyms: partner, ally
Usage: he has no serious rival for the job
10). Outlast (Verb) - ब�त समय जीिवत रहना
Definition: live or last longer than.

Synonyms: outlive, survive, live after, remain alive after,
Antonyms: cease, fall apart, fail, lose, shoot
Usage: the kind of beauty that will outlast youth
1). Doldrums (Noun) – उदासी
Definition: a state or period of stagnation or depression.
Synonyms:depression, melancholy, gloom, gloominess, glumness, downheartedness, dejection, despo
ndency,

Antonyms: happiness, busy, lively
Usage: the mortgage market has been in the doldrums for three years
2). Amid (Preposition) – के बीच म�
Definition: surrounded by; in the middle of.
Synonyms: in the middle of, surrounded by, among, amongst, between
Antonyms: away from, beyond, far from, outside
Usage: our dream home, set amid magnificent rolling countryside
3). Steep (Adjective) – खड़ी
Definition: (of a rise or fall in an amount) very large or rapid
Synonyms: sharp, sudden, precipitate, precipitous, rapid
Antonyms: calm, gradual, kind, low, nice
Usage: a steep rise in unemployment
4). Tantrum (Noun) – गुस्से का आवेश
Definition: an uncontrolled outburst of anger and frustration, typically in a young child.
Synonyms: fit of temper, fit of rage, fit of pique, fit, outburst, flare-up, blow-
up, pet, paroxysm, frenzy, bad mood, mood, huff, scene
Antonyms: happiness, peace, calm, contentment
Usage: he has temper tantrums if he can't get his own way
5). Taper (Verb) – संक�णर् हो जाना
Definition: diminish or reduce in thickness towards one end

Synonyms: narrow, thin (out), become narrow, become narrower, become thin, become thinner, come
to a point, attenuate
Antonyms: thicken, swell
Usage: it has roundish leaves which taper at the tip
6). Ethos (Noun)
Definition: the characteristic spirit of a culture, era, or community as manifested in its attitudes and
aspirations. – �कृ ित या स्वभाव
Synonyms: spirit, character, atmosphere, climate, prevailing tendency, mood, feeling, temper, tenor,
flavour, essence, quintessence

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Usage: he distanced himself from the confrontational Definition: a member or adherent of a political party
approach adopted by his predecessor seeking to represent the interests of ordinary people.
Synonyms: socialist, autonomous, free
10). Recrimination (Noun) – आलोिना Antonyms: elitist, upper crust
Definition: an accusation in response to one from someone Usage: she is something of a populist—her views on
else immigration resemble those of the right-wing tabloid press
Synonyms: criticism, attack, attribution, censure, charge
Antonyms: endorsement, harmony, peace, flattery, 6). Overwhelming (Adjective) – बड़ी मात्रा में
approval Definition: very great in amount
Usage: there are no tears, no recriminations Synonyms: very large, profuse, enormous, immense,
inordinate, massive, huge
Editorial 03-07-2018 Antonyms: small
1). Regime (Noun) – शासन Usage: his party won overwhelming support
Definition: a government, especially an authoritarian one
Synonyms:government, rule, reign, dominion, sovereignty, j 7). Resonance (Noun) - प्रचतध्वचन
urisdiction, authority, control Definition: the quality in a sound of being deep, full, and
Antonyms: chaos, disorder, anarchy reverberating.
Usage: ideological opponents of the regime Synonyms: tone, sonority, vibrancy, ringing
Antonyms: dissonance, silence, defect
2). Envisage (Verb) – पररकल्पना करना Usage: the resonance of his voice
Definition: contemplate or conceive of as a possibility or a
desirable future event. 8). Incumbent (Adjective) – अवलंबी
Synonyms: Definition: necessary for (someone) as a duty or
foresee, predict, forecast, foretell, anticipate, expect, think responsibility.
likely, envision Synonyms: binding, obligatory, mandatory, necessary,
Antonyms: disregard, ignore compulsory, required, requisite, essential, imperative
Usage: the Rome Treaty envisaged free movement across Antonyms: optional
frontiers Usage: the government realized that it was incumbent on
them to act
3). Wobbly (Adjective) – अचथर्र
Definition: tending to move unsteadily from side to side 9). Bribery (Noun) - ररश्वतखोरी
Synonyms: unsteady, unstable, shaky, rocky, rickety Definition: the giving or offering of a bribe.
Antonyms: stable, steady Synonyms: corruption, subornation
Usage: the car had a wobbly wheel Antonyms: integrity, honesty, probity
Usage: his opponent had been guilty of bribery and
4). Tinker (Noun) – ठीक करना corruption
Definition: an act of attempting to repair something.
Synonyms: dabble, mess, doodle, fix 10). Emphatic (Adjective) – ज़ोरदार
Antonyms: break, destroy, work Definition: expressing something forcibly and clearly.
Usage: little tinkers, we were Synonyms: vehement, firm, wholehearted, forceful,
forcible, energetic, vigorous, ardent, assertive, insistent
5). Populist (Noun) - लोकलुभावन Antonyms: hesitant, tentative
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Usage: the children were emphatic that they would like to
repeat the experience 6). Dilapidated (Adjective) – जीर्थ
Definition: (of a building or object) in a state of disrepair or
Editorial 04-07-2018 ruin as a result of age or neglect.
1). Cordial (Adjective) - सौहादथपूर्थ Synonyms: tumbledown, ramshackle, broken-down, in
Definition: warm and friendly disrepair, shabby, battered, rickety, shaky, unsound
Synonyms: Antonyms: smart, intact
friendly, warm, genial, affable, amiable, pleasant, fond, affe Usage: old, dilapidated buildings
ctionate, warm-hearted, good-natured, gracious, hospitable
Antonyms: cold, disagreeable, rude, sad 7). Emphasize (Verb) – को महत्तव देना
Usage: the atmosphere was cordial and relaxed Definition: give special importance or value to (something)
in speaking or writing
2). Substantial (Adjective) – काफ़ी महत्वपूर्थ Synonyms: highlight, point up, spotlight, foreground, play
Definition: of considerable importance, size, or worth up, make a point of
Synonyms: considerable, real, material, weighty, solid, Antonyms: understate, play down
sizeable, meaningful, significant, important, notable, major, Usage: they emphasize the need for daily, one-to-one
marked, valuable contact between parent and child
Antonyms: insubstantial, worthless
Usage: a substantial amount of cash 8). Stalemate (Noun) – गचतरोि
Definition: a situation in which further action or progress by
3). Surplus (Noun) – अचिशेष opposing or competing parties seems impossible.
Definition: an amount of something left over when Synonyms: deadlock, impasse, standstill, dead end, stand-
requirements have been met; an excess of production or off, draw, tie, dead heat
supply. Antonyms: advance, headway, progress
Synonyms: excess, surfeit, overabundance, Usage: the talks had reached a stalemate
superabundance, superfluity, oversupply
Antonyms: dearth, shortage, lack 9). Descent (Noun) – अवरोहर्
Usage: exports of food surpluses Definition: an act of moving downwards, dropping, or
falling.
4). Distress (Noun) – संकट Synonyms: going down, coming down; drop, fall, sinking,
Definition: extreme anxiety, sorrow, or pain subsiding; dive, pitch, slump
Synonyms:anguish, suffering, pain, agony, ache, affliction, t Antonyms: ascent, climb
orment, torture, discomfort, heartache, heartbreak Usage: the plane had gone into a steep descent
Antonyms: advantage, cheer, aid, comfort, gladness, calm
Usage: to his distress he saw that she was trembling 10). Chaos (Noun) – गोलमाल
Definition: complete disorder and confusion.
5). Litigation (Noun) - मुक़दमेबाज़ी Synonyms: disorder, disarray, disorganization, confusion,
Definition: the process of taking legal action mayhem, bedlam, pandemonium, madness, havoc
Synonyms: legal action, lawsuit, legal dispute, legal case, Antonyms: order, orderliness
case Usage: snow caused chaos in the region
Antonyms: cohesion, compromise, accord
Usage: the company wishes to avoid litigation
Editorial 05-07-2018 Usage: he let his house with the proviso that his own staff
1). Enact (Verb) – कानून बनाना should remain to run it
Definition: make (a bill or other proposal) law
Synonyms: 6). Soggy (Adjective) – चसक्त या गीला
pass, approve, ratify, validate, sanction, authorize, accept Definition: very wet and soft.
Antonyms: fail, direct, hinder, miss, prevent, repeal Synonyms: mushy, squashy, pulpy, pappy, slushy, sloppy
Usage: legislation was enacted to attract international Antonyms: arid, cool, dry, hard
companies Usage: we squelched through the soggy ground
2). Concurrent (Adjective) – समवती 7). Shoddy (Adjective) – कमज़ोर

Definition: existing, happening, or done at the same time Definition: badly made or done.
Synonyms: Synonyms: poor-quality, inferior, second-rate, third-rate,
simultaneous, coincident, coinciding, contemporaneous, sy low-grade, cheap, cheapjack
nchronous Antonyms: well made, careful
Antonyms: disagreeing, divergent Usage: we're not paying good money for shoddy goods
Usage: there are three concurrent art fairs around the city
8). Affluent (Adjective) – िनी
3). Tussle (Noun) – संघषथ Definition: (especially of a group or area) having a great
Definition: a vigorous struggle or scuffle, typically in order deal of money; wealthy.
to obtain or achieve something. Synonyms: wealthy, rich, prosperous, opulent, well
Synonyms: off, moneyed
scuffle, fight, struggle, skirmish, brawl, scrimmage, scramble Antonyms: poor, impoverished
, scrum, fisticuffs Usage: the affluent societies of the western world
Antonyms: agreement, harmony, peace, accord
Usage: there was a tussle for the ball 9). Worrisome (Adjective) – चिताजनक
Definition: causing anxiety or concern.
4). Acrimonious (Adjective) – उग्रता Synonyms: worrying, daunting, alarming, perturbing, trying,
Definition: (typically of speech or discussion) angry and taxing, vexatious, niggling, bothersome, troublesome
bitter. Antonyms: restful, pacific, calming, soothing
Synonyms: Usage: a worrisome problem
bitter, rancorous, caustic, acerbic, scathing, sarcastic, acid,
harsh 10). Densify (Verb) – घना करना
Antonyms: happy, kind, helping, mild, nice Definition: make (something) denser.
Usage: an acrimonious dispute about wages Synonyms: crystallize, stiffen, strengthen, amalgamate
Antonyms: dilute, dissolve, divide, liquefy
5). Proviso (Noun) – परं तुक Usage: densified hardboard
Definition: a condition or qualification attached to an
agreement or statement. Editorial 06-07-2018
Synonyms: condition, stipulation, provision, clause, rider, 1). Baffling (Adjective) – िौंकाने वाला
qualification, restriction, reservation, caveat, limitation Definition: impossible to understand; perplexing
Antonyms: deficiency, overkill, deficit Synonyms: perplexing, puzzling, confusing, enigmatic
Antonyms: easy, hassle-free, clear, apparent
Usage: the crime is a baffling mystery for the police Definition: the action of obtaining or procuring something
Synonyms: acquisition, appropriation, attainment,
2). Cluster (Noun) – समूह acquirement
Definition: a group of similar things or people positioned or Antonyms: discourage, hinder, forfeit, lose, prevent
occurring closely together. Usage: financial assistance for the procurement of legal
Synonyms: bunch, clump, collection, mass, knot, group, advice
clutch, bundle, nest
Antonyms: individual, one 8). Confrontational (Adjective) – टकराव
Usage: clusters of creamy-white flowers Definition: tending to deal with situations in an aggressive
way; hostile or argumentative
3). Lynch (Verb) – वि करना Synonyms: battle, contest, crisis, dispute
Definition: (of a group of people) kill (someone) for an Antonyms: agreement, calm, peace
alleged offence without a legal trial, especially by hanging. Usage: he distanced himself from the confrontational
Synonyms: execute, hand, kill, murder approach adopted by his predecessor
Antonyms: bear, create
Usage: her father had been lynched by whites 9). Fray (Noun) – उिेड़ना
Definition: (of a fabric, rope, or cord) unravel or become
4). Proliferation (Noun) – प्रसार worn at the edge, typically through constant rubbing.
Definition: rapid increase in the number or amount of Synonyms: unravel, wear, wear thin, wear out, wear
something. away, wear through, become worn
Synonyms: growth, multiplication, spread, escalation, Antonyms: peace, agreement, accord, calm, quiet
expansion, build-up, buildout, Usage: cheap fabric soon frays
Antonyms: decrease, destroy, lessen, shrink
Usage: a continuing threat of nuclear proliferation 10). Adversary (Noun) - प्रचतद्वंद्वी,
Definition: one's opponent in a contest, conflict, or dispute.
5). Persuade (Verb) – राज़ी करना Synonyms:opponent, rival, enemy, foe, nemesis, antagonist
Definition: induce (someone) to do something through , combatant, challenger, contender, competitor
reasoning or argument Antonyms: ally, supporter
Synonyms: prevail on, talk someone into, coax, convince, Usage: Davis beat his old adversary in the quarter-finals
make, get, press someone into, induce
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Usage: it wasn't easy, but I persuaded him to do the right 1). Admonish (Verb) – चिक्कारना
thing Definition: advise or urge (someone) earnestly
Synonyms:advise, recommend, urge, caution, warn, counse
6). Inevitable (Adjective) - अवश्यंभावी l, exhort, implore, beseech, entreat, encourage, bid, enjoin,
Definition: certain to happen; unavoidable. adjure, push, pressure
Synonyms: unavoidable, inescapable, bound to happen, Antonyms: allow, flatter, compliment, laud, permit
sure to happen, inexorable, unpreventable, assured, certain Usage: she admonished him to drink no more than one
Antonyms: avoidable, uncertain glass of wine
Usage: war was inevitable
2). Procurement (Noun) – प्राप्त करना या खरीदना
7). Procurement (Noun) – प्राप्त करना,खरीदना Definition: the action of obtaining or procuring something
Synonyms: acquisition, appropriation, attainment, Usage: he found his duties increasingly onerous
acquirement
Antonyms: discourage, hinder, forfeit, lose, prevent 8). Jeopardize (Verb) - ख़तरे में डालना
Usage: financial assistance for the procurement of legal Definition: put (someone or something) into a situation in
advice which there is a danger of loss, harm, or failure.
Synonyms: threaten, endanger, imperil, menace, risk
3). Remuneration (Noun) - पाररश्रचमक Antonyms: protect, caution, save
Definition: money paid for work or a service Usage: a devaluation of the dollar would jeopardize New
Synonyms: payment, pay, salary York's position as a financial centre
Antonyms: non-payment, penalize, punishment
Usage: they work in excess of their contracted hours for no 9). Reluctant (Adjective) - अचनच्छु क
additional remuneration Definition: unwilling and hesitant; disinclined.
Synonyms: unwilling, disinclined, unenthusiastic, grudging,
4). Endeavour (Verb) – प्रयास करना resistant, resisting, opposed, antipathetic
Definition: try hard to do or achieve something. Antonyms: willing, eager, ready
Synonyms: Usage: today, many ordinary people are still reluctant to
try, attempt, venture, undertake, aspire, aim, seek, set out talk about politics
Antonyms: idleness, inactivity, passivity
Usage: he is endeavouring to help the Third World 10). Perilous (Adjective) – ख़तरा और जोचखम से भरा हुआ
Definition: full of danger or risk
5). Concomitant (Adjective) – सहवती Synonyms: dangerous, fraught with danger, hazardous,
Definition: naturally accompanying or associated risky, unsafe, treacherous
Synonyms: attendant, accompanying, associated, collateral, Antonyms: safe, secure
related, connected Usage: a perilous journey south
Antonyms: unrelated, chance, accidental
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1). Presumptions (Noun) – अनुमान या िारर्ा
6). Distortion (Noun) – चवरूपर् Definition: behaviour perceived as arrogant, disrespectful,
Definition: the action of distorting or the state of being and transgressing the limits of what is permitted or
distorted. appropriate.
Synonyms: warp, twist, contortion, bend, buckle, Synonyms:
deformation, deformity, curve, curvature, malformation, brazenness, audacity, boldness, audaciousness, temerity, ar
disfigurement rogance,
Antonyms: beauty, clarity, perfection egotism, front, presumptuousness, pertness, forwardness
Usage: the virus causes distortion of the leaves Antonyms: peace, calm, soft.
Usage: he lifted her off the ground, and she was enraged at
7). Onerous (Adjective) – कष्टदायक his presumption
Definition: (of a task or responsibility) involving a great deal
of effort, trouble, or difficulty. 2). Convict (verb) – अपरािी घोचषत करना
Synonyms:burdensome, heavy, inconvenient, troublesome, Definition: declare (someone) to be guilty of a criminal
awkward, crushing, back-breaking, oppressive; offence by the verdict of a jury or the decision of a judge in
Antonyms: easy, effortless a court of law.
Synonyms: declare/find/pronounce guilty
Antonyms: acquit, clear 8). Onlookers (Noun) – दशथक
Usage: her former boyfriend was convicted of assaulting Definition: a non-participating observer; a spectator.
her Synonyms: eyewitness, witness, observer, looker-on, fly on
the wall, spectator, watcher, viewer, sightseer
3). Verdict (Noun) – चनर्थय Antonyms: participant.
Definition: a decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal Usage: a crowd of fascinated onlookers
case or an inquest.
Synonyms: 9). Presumed (Verb) – प्रकचल्पत करना
judgement, adjudication, adjudgement, decision, finding, ru Definition: be arrogant or impertinent enough to do
ling, resolution, pronouncement, decree something.
Antonyms: guess, deadlock, halt, standoff. Synonyms: venture, dare, have the temerity, have the
Usage: the jury returned a verdict of not guilty audacity, have the effrontery, be so bold as, make so bold
as
4). Felicitate (Verb) -- सम्माचनत करना Antonyms: calculate, doubt, disregard.
Definition: congratulate, praising others. Usage: kindly don't presume to issue me orders in my own
Synonyms: commend, salute, praise. house
Antonyms: criticize, reject, disapprove.
Usage: the award winner was felicitated by the cultural 10). Exigencies (Noun) – मजबूररयों
association Definition: an urgent need or demand.
Synonyms: need, demand, requirement, want
5). Acquittal (Noun) – दोषमुचक्त Antonyms: ease, easiness, ordinariness.
Definition: a judgement or verdict that a person is not Usage: women worked long hours when the exigencies of
guilty of the crime with which they have been charged. the family economy demanded it
Synonyms:
absolution, clearing, exoneration, exculpation, declaration 11). Retaliatory (Adjective) – प्रचतशोि का
of innocence Definition: (of an action) characterized by a desire for
Antonyms: blame, hold, hiring. revenge.
Usage: the trial resulted in an acquittal Synonyms: penal, punishing, retaliatory.
Antonyms: beneficial, reward.
6). Savagely (Adverb) – जंगलीपन से Usage: fears of a retaliatory attack by the victim's friends
Definition: in a fierce, violent, and uncontrolled manner.
Synonyms: brutally, viciously, inhumanly. 12). Amicably (Adverb) – चमत्रभाव से
Antonyms: peacefully, gently, elegantly. Definition: in a friendly and peaceable manner.
Usage: a schoolgirl has been savagely attacked by a dog Synonyms: gently, kindly, politely.
Antonyms: dissenting, unpleasantly, unwillingly
7). Hobnobbed (Verb) – दोथती करना Usage: they have amicably resolved their outstanding
Definition: mix socially, especially with those of perceived dispute
higher social status. Editorial 10-07-2018
Synonyms: socialize, mix, pal, consort. 1). Contend (Verb) – तकथ देना
Antonyms: disagree. Definition: assert something as a position in an argument.
Usage: he was hobnobbing with the great and good
Synonyms: assert, maintain, hold, claim, argue, profess, Antonyms: well maintained, sturdy
affirm, aver, avow, insist, state, declare, pronounce, allege Usage: a ramshackle cottage
Antonyms: agree, comply, go along
Usage: he contends that the judge was wrong 7). Rivet (Verb) – कीलक होना
Definition: attract and completely engross (someone).
2). Consistent (Adjective) – चनयचमत या संगत Synonyms: fascinated, engrossed, gripped, captivated,
Definition: acting or done in the same way over time, enthralled, intrigued, spellbound, rapt, mesmerized,
especially so as to be fair or accurate transfixed
Synonyms: steady, stable, constant, regular, even, uniform, Antonyms: bored, uninterested, boring, dull
orderly, unchanging, unvarying, unswerving, undeviating Usage: he was riveted by the newsreels shown on
Antonyms: inconsistent, irregular television
Usage: he is their most consistent player this season
8). Outbreak (Noun) – प्रकोप
3). Exploitation (Noun) – शोषर् Definition: a sudden occurrence of something unwelcome,
Definition: the action or fact of treating someone unfairly in such as war or disease.
order to benefit from their work Synonyms: eruption, flare-up, upsurge, outburst, epidemic,
Synonyms: taking advantage, making use, abuse of, misuse, breakout, sudden appearance, rash, wave, spate, flood,
ill treatment explosion, burst, blaze, flurry
Antonyms: conserve, support, nurturance, contribute Antonyms: calm, peace, calmness, completion
Usage: the exploitation of migrant workers Usage: the outbreak of World War II
4). Revamp (Verb) – सुिारना 9). Mortality (Noun) – मृत्यु – दर

Definition: give new and improved form, structure, or Definition: the state of being subject to death.
appearance to Synonyms: impermanence, temporality, transience,
Synonyms:renovate, redecorate, refurbish, recondition, reh ephemerality, impermanency, perishability
abilitate, rebuild, reconstruct, overhaul, Antonyms: immortality, birth, life
Antonyms: break, damage, destroy Usage: the work is increasingly haunted by thoughts of
Usage: an attempt to revamp the museum's image mortality
5). Tournament (Noun) – प्रचतयोचगता
Definition: (in a sport or game) a series of contests between 10). Diversity (Noun) - चवचविता
a number of competitors, competing for an overall prize. Definition: a range of different things
Synonyms:competition, contest, championship, series, mee Synonyms: variety, miscellany, assortment, mixture, mix,
ting, meet, event, match, trial, bout, fixture melange, range, array, medley, multiplicity
Antonyms: peace Antonyms: uniformity, like, similar, same
Usage: a golf tournament Usage: there was considerable diversity in the style of the
reports
6). Ramshackle (Adjective) – जीर्थ
Definition: (especially of a house or vehicle) in a state of Editorial 11-07-2018
severe disrepair. 1). Dispensation (Noun) – छू ट
Synonyms: Definition: exemption from a rule or usual requirement
tumbledown, dilapidated, derelict, ruinous, falling to
pieces, decrepit, neglected,
Synonyms:exemption, immunity, exception, exclusion, exon Synonyms:reduction, cut, cutback, decrease, lessening, dim
eration, freedom, release, relief, reprieve, remission, relaxa inution, retrenchment, shrinkage
tion, absolution Antonyms: increase, expansion
Antonyms: disfavour, whole, denial Usage: the curtailment of human rights
Usage: although she was too young, she was given special
dispensation to play before her birthday 7). Rebellion (Noun) – चवप्लव
Definition: an act of armed resistance to an established
2). Campaign (Noun) – अचभयान government or leader.
Definition: an organized course of action to achieve a goal Synonyms:uprising, revolt, insurrection, mutiny, revolution,
Synonyms: insurgence, insurgency, rising, rioting, riot
crusade, drive, push, effort, struggle, move, movement; Antonyms: happy, obedient, compliant, governable
Antonyms: discourage, pull, dissuade, leave alone, repress Usage: the authorities put down a rebellion by landless
Usage: an election campaign colonials
3). Privilege (Noun) - चवशेषाचिकार 8). Upheaval (Noun) – उर्ल – पुर्ल

Definition: a special right, advantage, or immunity granted Definition: a violent or sudden change or disruption to
or available only to a particular person or group. something
Synonyms: advantage, right, benefit, prerogative, Synonyms:
entitlement, birthright, due disruption, upset, disturbance, trouble, turbulence
Antonyms: disadvantage, handicap, hindrance, loss Antonyms: stability, tranquillity
Usage: education is a right, not a privilege Usage: major upheavals in the financial markets
4). Fraught (Noun) – भरा हुआ 9). Comply (Verb) – अनुपालन करना
Definition: causing or affected by anxiety or stress. Definition: act in accordance with a wish or command.
Synonyms: anxious, worried, upset, distraught, Synonyms: abide by, act in accordance with, observe, obey,
overwrought, agitated, distressed, distracted, desperate, adhere to, conform to
frantic, panic-stricken Antonyms: ignore, disobey
Antonyms: empty, calm Usage: we are unable to comply with your request
Usage: there was a fraught silence
10). Stagger (Verb) - अचथर्रता से आगे बढ़ना
5). Disseminate (Verb) – प्रसार करना Definition: walk or move unsteadily, as if about to fall
Definition: spread (something, especially information) Synonyms: lurch, walk
widely. unsteadily, reel, sway, teeter, totter, stumble, wobble, mov
Synonyms: spread, circulate, distribute, disperse, diffuse, e clumsily, weave, flounder, falter, pitch
proclaim, promulgate, propagate, publicize, communicate Antonyms: carry on, continue, stay
Antonyms: conceal, hide, collect, gather Usage: he staggered to his feet, swaying a little
Usage: health authorities should foster good practice by
disseminating information Editorial 12-07-2018
1). Fragile (adjective) -- नाजुक
6). Curtailment (Noun) – कटौती Definition: Easily broken or easily injured, a small
Definition: the action or fact of reducing or restricting possibility.
something
Synonyms: breakable, delicate, frail, frangible, delicate, Usage: Only a small percentage of people abide by the
sensitive, tender moral strictures promoted by religious groups.
Antonyms: nonbreakable, strong, sturdy, tough,
unbreakable 7). Pervasive (adjective) – व्यापक
Usage: There is a fragile possibility that we may emerge Definition: existing in or spreading through every part of
from this fiasco unscathed. something
Synonyms: prevalent, penetrating, pervading, permeating,
2). Muted (adjective) -- शांत ककया हुआ extensive, ubiquitous, omnipresent, present everywhere,
Definition: Something that is toned down, reduced in rife, widespread
strength. Antonyms: rare, uncommon, atypical, singular, unusual,
Synonyms: low-key, subdued, subtle, hushed, noiseless, unfamiliar
quiet, quieted, silent, soundless, still, stilly Usage: Television's pervasive influence on our culture is
Antonyms: noisy, rackety, unquiet, uproarious, flamboyant, becoming more and more evident.
flaring, flashy, garish, gaudy, glitzy, loud, noisy, ostentatious
Usage: The government chose a more muted response to 8). Tokenism (noun) – टोकनवाद या प्रतीकात्मक
the threat. Definition: the policy or practice of making only a symbolic
effort
3). Overshadow (verb) -- अथपष्ट करना Synonyms: symbolic, representational, emblematic,
Definition: To make dark or indistinct, to be greater in figurative,
importance than other things Antonyms: actual, literal, real, effective, nonsymbolic.
Synonyms: becloud, bedim, befog, blacken, blear, blur, Usage: The conduct of annual drug tests on some 3.25 lakh
cloud, darken, dim, fog, fuzz (up), haze, mist, obscure, employees is a piece of tokenism.
overcast, overcloud, shadow, shroud 9). Abhorrent (adjective) -- चघनौनापन
Antonyms: brighten, illuminate, illumine, light (up), lighten, Definition: Feeling of strong dislike or hatred
Usage: The pitcher's outstanding performance should not Synonyms: abominable, appalling, awful, disgusting,
overshadow the achievements of the rest of the team. distasteful, dreadful, evil, foul, fulsome, gross
Antonyms: acceptable, agreeable, alluring, appealing,
5). Ouster (noun) -- बचहष्कार करना attractive, blessed, desirable
Definition: A wrongful disposition, a judgement removing Usage: The show itself has always been abhorrent,
an officer from power. repugnant, and inconsistent with our values.
Synonyms: Wrongfulness, folly, fire (someone), expulsion
Antonyms: Goodness, positives, retainment, inclusion 10). Profiteer (noun) – मुनाफाखोर
Usage: The news reported the ouster of the dictator. Definition: one who makes an unreasonable profit
especially on the sale of essential goods during times of
6). Strictures (noun) -- बाध्यताओं emergency
Definition: something that closely restrains or limits, an Synonyms: extortionist, extortioner, racketeer, exploiter,
adverse criticism black marketeer
Synonyms: rules,censure, commination, condemnation, Antonyms: unprofited, respectable, honorable, ethical
denunciation, excoriation, rebuke, reprimand, reproach, Usage: In many cases, the war profiteers also have positions
reproof, riot act within the state.
Antonyms: citation, commendation, endorsement
Editorial 13-07-2018 6). Consensual (adjective) – सह संवेदी
1). Exude (verb) – पसीजना Definition: based on mutual consent.
Definition: A strong display of emotion or quality by a Synonyms: accepted, agreed, consistent, solid, unified,
person; to ooze out united, universal
Synonyms: give off/out, discharge, release, send out, send Antonyms: scorned, unaccepted, avoided, disfavored,
forth, emit, issue, emanate rejected
Antonyms: Absorb, take-up, use, consume, conceal, fill, Usage: They came to a consensual agreement that both
hold, load dogs must not be allowed outside without a leash.
Usage: The flowers exuded a sweet fragrance.
7). Categorical (adjective) – थपष्ट
2). Converge (verb) – अचभसरर् Definition: involving, according with, or considered with
Definition: tend to meet at a point. respect to specific categories
Synonyms: meet, intersect, cross, come together, connect, Synonyms: unconditional, unequivocal, unreserved,
link up, coincide absolute, explicit, unambiguous,
Antonyms: Separate, diverge, disagree, disconnect, disjoin, Antonyms: vague, uncategorical, inexact, equivocal,
divide, part, separate conditional
Usage: Economic forces converged to bring the country out Usage: He issued a categorical denial about his involvement
of a recession. in the deal.
3). Capricious (adjective) – मनमौजी 8). Venture (verb) – प्रवेश करना

Definition: Governed or characterized by impulsiveness Definition: to proceed especially in the face of danger, a
Synonyms: fickle, inconstant, changeable, variable, risky undertaking
unstable, mercurial, volatile, erratic, vacillating, Synonyms: adventure, chance, enterprise, flier (also flyer),
Antonyms: stable, consistent, reliable, constant gamble, speculation, throw
Usage: They are employees who are at the mercy of a Antonyms: sure thing, regular, not risky, safe
capricious manager Usage: The company is venturing into the computer
software industry.
4). Deficit (noun) – घाटा
Definition: a falling short of an essential or desirable 9). Gamut (noun) – पूरी श्रुंखला
amount or number Definition: an entire range or series
Synonyms: shortfall, deficiency, shortage, undersupply, Synonyms: range, scale, spectrum, spread, stretch
slippage Antonyms: singular, one, constant
Antonyms: abundance, adequacy, amplitude, opulence, Usage: She experienced the full gamut of human emotions
plenitude, plenty, sufficiency, wealth at her wedding.
Usage: The team overcame a four-point deficit to win the
game. 10). Retrograde (adjective) – प्रचतकृ चत
5). Bilateral (adjective) -- चद्वपक्षीय Definition: moving, occurring, or performed in a backward
Definition: having two sides direction
Synonyms: symmetrical, mutual, reciprocal, two-sided Synonyms: backward, rearward, rewind, not progressing
Antonyms: asymmetrical, direct, nonreversible, colourless Antonyms: progressing, moving forward, evolving, growing
Usage: They have been negotiating a bilateral trade deal. Usage: This will be a retrograde policy that would leave
more people poorer than they are now
Synonyms: bonfire, smoke signal, beam, signal, danger
Editorial 14-07-2018 signal, guiding light; rocket, flare, Very light; lighthouse,
1). Erstwhile (Adjective) - भूतपूवथ light tower
Definition: former Antonyms: blacken, darken, obfuscate
Synonyms: former, old, past, one-time, sometime Usage: a chain of beacons carried the news
Antonyms: present, future
Usage: the erstwhile president of the company 7). Reap (Verb) – काटना
Definition: cut or gather (a crop or harvest)
2). Inclusion (Noun) - अंतवेशन Synonyms: harvest, garner, gather in, bring in, take in
Definition: the action or state of including or of being Antonyms: forfeit, lose, miss, fail
included within a group or structure. Usage: many men were employed to reap the harvest
Synonyms: incorporation, addition, insertion, introduction
Antonyms: exclusion, omission 8). Insulate (Verb) – रक्षा करना
Usage: they have been selected for inclusion in the scheme Definition: protect (something) by interposing material that
prevents the loss of heat or the intrusion of sound
3). Rigour (Noun) - कठोरता Synonyms: wrap, cover, encase, enclose, envelop, swathe,
Definition: the quality of being extremely thorough and sheathe
careful Antonyms: join, mingle, uncover
Synonyms: meticulousness, thoroughness, carefulness, Usage: insulate and draught-proof your home
attention to detail, diligence,
Antonyms: calm, pleasure, carelessness, peace 9). Ideological (Adjective) – चविारिारा का
Usage: his analysis is lacking in rigour Definition: based on or relating to a system of ideas and
ideals, especially concerning economic or political theory
4). Abysmal (Adjective) – भयानक and policy.
Definition: extremely bad; appalling Synonyms: intellectual, psychic, spiritual, subjective
Synonyms: dreadful, awful, terrible, frightful, atrocious, Antonyms: physical, balance, sane
disgraceful, deplorable Usage: the ideological struggle that underpinned the cold
Antonyms: low, superb war
Usage: the quality of her work is abysmal
10). Bias (Noun) - पूवाथग्रह
Definition: inclination or prejudice for or against one
5). Fatigue (Noun) – र्कान person or group, especially in a way considered to be unfair
Definition: extreme tiredness resulting from mental or Synonyms: prejudice, partiality, partisanship, favouritism,
physical exertion or illness unfairness
Synonyms: tiredness, weariness, exhaustion, overtiredness Antonyms: objectivity, fairness, impartiality
Antonyms: energy, vigour Usage: there was evidence of bias against black applicants
Usage: he was nearly dead with fatigue
6). Beacon (Noun) – प्रकाश मागथदशथन 1). Erstwhile (Adjective) - भूतपूवथ
Definition: a fire or light set up in a high or prominent Definition: former
position as a warning, signal, or celebration. Synonyms: former, old, past, one-time, sometime
Antonyms: present, future
Usage: the erstwhile president of the company Synonyms: harvest, garner, gather in, bring in, take in
Antonyms: forfeit, lose, miss, fail
2). Inclusion (Noun) - अंतवेशन Usage: many men were employed to reap the harvest
Definition: the action or state of including or of being
included within a group or structure. 8). Insulate (Verb) – रक्षा करना
Synonyms: incorporation, addition, insertion, introduction Definition: protect (something) by interposing material that
Antonyms: exclusion, omission prevents the loss of heat or the intrusion of sound
Usage: they have been selected for inclusion in the scheme Synonyms: wrap, cover, encase, enclose, envelop, swathe,
sheathe
3). Rigour (Noun) - कठोरता Antonyms: join, mingle, uncover
Definition: the quality of being extremely thorough and Usage: insulate and draught-proof your home
careful
Synonyms: meticulousness, thoroughness, carefulness, 9). Ideological (Adjective) – चविारिारा का
attention to detail, diligence, Definition: based on or relating to a system of ideas and
Antonyms: calm, pleasure, carelessness, peace ideals, especially concerning economic or political theory
Usage: his analysis is lacking in rigour and policy.
Synonyms: intellectual, psychic, spiritual, subjective
4). Abysmal (Adjective) – भयानक Antonyms: physical, balance, sane
Definition: extremely bad; appalling Usage: the ideological struggle that underpinned the cold
Synonyms: dreadful, awful, terrible, frightful, atrocious, war
disgraceful, deplorable
Antonyms: low, superb 10). Bias (Noun) - पूवाथग्रह
Usage: the quality of her work is abysmal Definition: inclination or prejudice for or against one
person or group, especially in a way considered to be unfair
5). Fatigue (Noun) – र्कान Synonyms: prejudice, partiality, partisanship, favouritism,
Definition: extreme tiredness resulting from mental or unfairness
physical exertion or illness Antonyms: objectivity, fairness, impartiality
Synonyms: tiredness, weariness, exhaustion, overtiredness Usage: there was evidence of bias against black applicants
Antonyms: energy, vigour
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1) Personnel (noun) – कार्पमक
6). Beacon (Noun) – प्रकाश मागथदशथन Definition: people employed in an organization or engaged
Definition: a fire or light set up in a high or prominent in an organized undertaking such as military service.
position as a warning, signal, or celebration. Synonyms: staff, employees, workforce, workers, labour
Synonyms: bonfire, smoke signal, beam, signal, danger force, manpower, human resources, people
signal, guiding light; rocket, flare, Very light; lighthouse, Antonyms: person, unemployed person, unskilled
light tower Usage: Many of the personnel involved require training
Antonyms: blacken, darken, obfuscate
Usage: a chain of beacons carried the news 2) Adjudicate (verb) -- अचिचनर्थय करना
Definition: make a formal judgement on a disputed matter,
7). Reap (Verb) – काटना to judge.
Definition: cut or gather (a crop or harvest)
Synonyms: judge, adjudge, try, hear, examine, arbitrate, Antonyms: exclude, leave (out), omit, except, reject
decide on, decide, settle, resolve Usage: The project will entail considerable expense.
Antonyms: bystand, equivocate, pussyfoot, skirt
Usage: We asked him to adjudicate at the local flower show 8) Resilience (noun) -- लिीलाता
Definition: the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties;
3) Contour (noun) -- समोच्च रे खा toughness.
Definition: the outer limits of an object or surface Synonyms: flexibility, pliability, strength, springiness
Synonyms: figure, outline, silhouette, boundary, limits Antonyms: weakness, inflexibility, inflexible
Antonyms: area, space, unlimited, endless, expanse Usage: He exhibited great resilience throughout the match.
Usage: The artist defined the contours of his art by using
swift black lines. 9) Doughty (adjective) – चहम्मती
Definition: brave and persistent.
4) Construed (verb) – थपष्ट करना Synonyms: fearless, dauntless, determined, resolute,
Definition: to make plain or understandable indomitable, intrepid, plucky, spirited
Synonyms: clarify, clear (up), demonstrate, demystify, Antonyms: weak, timid, cowardly, fearful
elucidate, explain, explicate, expound Usage: His doughty spirit kept him going throughout the
Antonyms: obscure, befog, cloud, confound, confuse, game.
obfuscate
Usage: The role of the justices of the Supreme Court is to 10) Emulate (verb) -- सोत्साह अनुकरर् करना
construe the constitution Definition: to strive to be equal, to create something same
in meaning or effect to another
5) Misdemeanor (noun) – दुष्कमथ Synonyms: add up (to), amount (to), come (to), correspond
Definition: a crime that is less serious than a felony (to), equal
Synonyms: misconduct, misbehave, wrong, ill-mannered Antonyms: unequal, unsimilar, different, unrelated
Antonyms: good conduct, well-behaved, well-mannered Usage: She grew up emulating her sports heroes.
Usage: His misdemeanor could get him expelled from the
school. Editorial 18-07-2018
1. Cede (verb) – समपथर् करना
6) Spectacle (noun) – तमाशा Definition: give up (power or territory).
Definition: an eye-catching public display Synonyms: surrender, concede, relinquish, yield, part with,
Synonyms: circus, extravaganza, pageant, spectacular, give up
exhibit, show Antonyms: keep, gain, conquer, win
Antonyms: ordinary, not special, usual, boring, normal Usage: Napoleon had forced the Portuguese government to
Usage: The multimedia spectacles that have become cede to him a large portion of the land.
established parts of the opening and closing ceremonies for
the Olympic Games 2. Deflate (verb) -- अवथफीचत करना
Definition: make (someone) suddenly lose confidence or
7) Entail (verb) – शाचमल करना या लागू करना feel dispirited.
Definition: to impose, involve, or imply as a necessary Synonyms: subdue, humble, cow, humiliate, mortify,
accompaniment or result chasten, chagrin, dispirit, dismay, discourage, dishearten
Synonyms: carry, comprehend, contain, embrace, Antonyms: encourage, aggrandize, inflate, develop
encompass, include, involve, number, subsume, take in
Usage: He has worked to deflate popular myths about Usage: The ganges is hallowed as a sacred and cleansing
investing. river.
3. Fanned (verb) – बात को बढ़ाना 8. Slump (verb/noun) – मंदी

Definition: increase the strength of (a fire or issue) by Definition: undergo a sudden severe or prolonged fall in
blowing on it or stirring up the air near it. price, value, or amount.
Synonyms: stir up, whip up, encourage, incite, stoke up, Synonyms: plummet, plunge, tumble, drop, go down, slide,
fuel, kindle, ignite, inflame, stimulate, instigate, provoke, decline, decrease
excite, arouse, awaken Antonyms: improve, rise, soar
Antonyms: subdue, reduce, lower, suppress, cover-up Usage: The sudden slump in gold prices was totally
Usage: He unknowingly fanned the flames of suspicion unexpected.
when he asked about the cause of death.
9. Torment (verb) -- यातनाएं देना
4. Spatial (adjective) -- अंतररक्ष सम्बहिी Definition: Causing severe physical or mental suffering
Definition: relating to space. Synonyms: torture, afflict, harrow, plague, distress,
Synonyms: space, area, territorial, regional agonize,
Antonyms: non-existent, single point Antonyms: comfort, console, solace, commiseration
Usage: The spatial distribution of population is surveyed Usage: He was tormented by jealousy.
once every few years.
10. Elite (noun) – अचभजात वगथ
5. Wilderness (noun) – चनवाथचसत Definition: a select group that is superior in terms of ability
Definition: an uncultivated, uninhabited, and inhospitable or qualities to the rest of a group or society.
region/ politically disfavorable position Synonyms: best, pick, cream, flower, nonpareil, elect
Synonyms: wastes, uninhabited region, inhospitable region, Antonyms: ordinary, common, normal, expected,
neglected area accustomed
Antonyms: city, urban, town, developed area Usage: The Elite of Britain’s armed forces were considered
Usage: He was considered the man who lead the Labor formidable foes.
Party out of the wilderness.
6. Invincible (adjective) – अजेय 1). Overshadow (Verb) – छाया में रखना
Definition: too powerful to be defeated or overcome. Definition: tower above and cast a shadow over
Synonyms: invulnerable, indestructible, unconquerable, Synonyms: shade, darken, conceal, obscure, block
unbeatable, indomitable, unassailable out, obliterate, eclipse, screen, shroud, veil, mantle, cloak,
Antonyms: weak, cowardly, vulnerable, defenceless mask
Usage: Mohammed Ali was often thought to be invincible Antonyms: clear, explain, brighten
by most boxers. Usage: an enormous oak tree stood overshadowing the
cottage
7. Hallow (verb) -- पचवत्र
Definition: to be considered holy 2). Allegation (Noun) – आरोप
Synonyms: sacred, blessed, sanctified, consecrated, revered Definition: a claim or assertion that someone has done
Antonyms: unholy, profane, cursed, unconsecrated something illegal or wrong, typically one made without
proof.
Synonyms: claim, assertion, declaration, statement, Definition: having or showing no moral principles; not
proclamation, contention, argument, affirmation, averment honest or fair.
Antonyms: exculpation, denial Synonyms:unprincipled, unethical, immoral, amoral, consci
Usage: he made allegations of corruption against the enceless, untrustworthy, shameless, reprobate, exploitative
administration , corrupt
Antonyms: ethical, honest
3). Accusation (Noun) – दोषारोप Usage: unscrupulous landlords might be tempted to harass
Definition: a charge or claim that someone has done existing tenants
something illegal or wrong.
Synonyms:allegation, charge, claim, assertion, asseveration, 8). Contaminant (Noun) – संदष ू क
attribution, incrimination, imputation, denouncement, indi Definition: a polluting or poisonous substance that makes
ctment, arraignment, citation something impure
Antonyms: absolve, clear, exonerate Synonyms: contagion, corruption, epidemic, infection
Usage: accusations of bribery Antonyms: cleanliness, sterility, purification, cure
Usage: people were exposed to airborne contaminant
4). Surreal (Adjective) – असली
Definition: having the qualities of surrealism; bizarre 9). Allay (Verb) - चनराकरर्करना
Synonyms: unreal, dreamlike, fantastical, strange Definition: diminish or put at rest (fear, suspicion, or worry
Antonyms: real, natural, veritable, actual, normal Synonyms: reduce, diminish, decrease, lessen, assuage,
Usage: a surreal mix of fact and fantasy alleviate, ease, relieve, soothe, soften, take the edge off,
5). Contentious (Adjective) – चववादाथपद dull, cushion, mollify, moderate
Definition: causing or likely to cause an argument; Antonyms: increase, intensify
controversial Usage: the report attempted to educate the public and
Synonyms: controversial, disputable, debatable, disputed, allay fears
contended, open to question/debate, moot, vexed
Antonyms: nonaggressive, peaceable, uncombative, 10). Stoke (Verb) - प्रोत्साचहत या उत्तेचजत करें
uncontentious Definition: encourage or incite (a strong emotion or
Usage: a contentious issue tendency)
Synonyms: feed, incite, inflame, sustain, charge
6). Suspicion (Noun) – संदेह Antonyms: de-energize, deplete, discourage
Definition: a feeling or thought that something is possible, Usage: his composure had the effect of stoking her anger
likely, or true
Synonyms:intuition, feeling, impression, inkling, surmise, gu Editorial 20-07-2018
ess, conjecture, speculation, hunch, fancy, notion, suppositi 1. Lynch (verb) -- चबना मुकदमे मार डालना
on, view, belief, idea, conclusion, theory, thesis, hypothesis Definition: to kill (someone) for an alleged offence without
Antonyms: believing, careless, certain, confident, a legal trial, especially by hanging.
convinced, heedless, inattentive Synonyms: hang, hang by the neck; execute, put to death,
Usage: she had a sneaking suspicion that he was laughing at kill, murder
her Antonyms: create, bear, tolerate
Usage: Six policemen were lynched by angry crowds.
7). Unscrupulous (Adjective) - नीचतज्ञानहीन
2. Vigilante (noun) – सतकथ ता Definition: able to be believed; convincing
Definition: a member of a self-appointed group of citizens Synonyms: acceptable, trustworthy, reliable, dependable,
who undertake law enforcement in their community sure, good, valid
without legal authority, typically because the legal agencies Antonyms: unacceptable, untrustworthy, unreliable, invalid
are thought to be inadequate Usage: People found his story credible and decided to
Synonyms: avenger, castigator, chastiser, nemesis, punisher support him.
Antonyms: ransomer, redeemer, vindicator.
Usage: He was a moral vigilante and wanted to bring justice 8. Institutionalise (verb) – संथर्ागत करना
to those who erred. Definition: establish (something, typically a practice or
activity) as a convention or norm in an organization or
3. Disquiet (noun) – परे शानी या बेिैनी culture.
Definition: a feeling of worry or unease. Synonyms: regulate, order, systemize, make official, norm
Synonyms: unease, uneasiness, worry, anxiety, Antonyms: disorder, disorganized, unusual, out of ordinary
anxiousness, distress, concern Usage: He institutionalized the practice of collaborative
Antonyms: calm, at ease, peaceful research on a grand scale
Usage: There was public disquiet about the animal testing. 9. Stifle (verb) -- रोकना
Definition: to suffocate or restrain (an emotion)
4. Indictment (noun/verb) – अचभयोग Synonyms: suppress, smother, restrain, keep back, hold
Definition: a formal charge or accusation of a serious crime. back, hold in, fight back, choke back, gulp back, withhold
Synonyms: charge, accusation, arraignment, citation, Antonyms: let out, release, emit, disclose, give away
summons Usage: Those in the streets during the attacks were stifled
Antonyms: acquittal, released, cleared (of charges) by the fumes.
Usage: They were indicted for conspiracy.
10. Profess (verb) – दावा करना
5. Preponderance (noun) – प्रमुखता Definition: claim or affirm one’s faith or feeling
Definition: to outweigh in importance, to overburden Synonyms: declare, announce, proclaim, assert, state,
Synonyms: predominance, prevalence, overburden, affirm, avow, maintain, protest, aver, vow
important, special Antonyms: conceal, deny, disavow, hide, renounce
Antonyms: ordinary, common, equal, unimportant Usage: The people of the town professed christianity.
Usage: There is an implicit indictment of the preponderant
mood of the times when it says that “hate crimes as a Editorial 21-07-2018
product of intolerance, ideological dominance and 1). Arraignment (Noun) – अचभयोग
prejudice ought not to be tolerated”. Definition: the action of arraigning someone in court.
Synonyms:indictment, accusation, denunciation, prosecutio
6. Onus (noun) – चजम्मेदारी n, trial, charge, summons
Definition: something that is one's duty or responsibility. Antonyms: vindication, acquittal, exculpation, applause
Synonyms: burden, responsibility, liability, obligation, duty, Usage: he's scheduled for arraignment in New York
weight, load, charge, mantle, encumbrance
Antonyms: blamelessness, unaccountable, irresponsibility 2). Bribery (Noun) - ररश्वतखोरी
Usage: The onus is on you to show that you have suffered Definition: the giving or offering of a bribe
loss Synonyms: corruption, subornation
7. Credible (adjective) -- चवश्वसनीय Antonyms: integrity, honesty, probity, frankness
Usage: his opponent had been guilty of bribery and Antonyms: agreement, calm, peace
corruption Usage: a confrontation with the legislature
3). Amiss (Adjective) – अनुचित 8). Provocation (Noun) – उकसावा

Definition: not quite right; inappropriate or out of place. Definition: action or speech that makes someone angry,
Synonyms: wrong, awry, faulty, out of order, defective, especially deliberately.
unsatisfactory, incorrect, untoward, adrift, astray, Synonyms: incitement, rousing, stirring, stimulation,
inappropriate, improper, unsuitable prompting, inducement, encouragement, urging
Antonyms: right, in order Antonyms: compliment, happiness, discouragement,
Usage: there was something amiss about his calculations hindrance
Usage: you should remain calm and not respond to
4). Vendetta (Noun) – प्रचतशोि provocation
Definition: a prolonged bitter quarrel with or campaign
against someone 9). Rescind (Verb) - रद्द कर देना
Synonyms: eud, blood feud, quarrel, argument, falling-out, Definition: revoke, cancel, or repeal (a law, order, or
wrangle, clash, altercation, dispute, fight, war agreement).
Antonyms: agreement, harmony, great understanding Synonyms:revoke, repeal, cancel, reverse, abrogate, overtu
Usage: he has accused the British media of pursuing a rn, overrule, override, annul, nullify,
vendetta against him Antonyms: enforce, enact
Usage: the government eventually rescinded the directive
5). Acquit (Noun) – अपरािमुक्त करना
Definition: free (someone) from a criminal charge by a 10). Coalesce (Verb) - संगरठत होना
verdict of not guilty. Definition: come together to form one mass or whole.
Synonyms: absolve, clear, exonerate, exculpate Synonyms:unite, jointogether, combine, merge, fuse, mingl
Antonyms: convict, accuse, blame, charge e, meld, blend, intermingle
Usage: she was acquitted on all counts Antonyms: divide, separate, detach, disconnect
Usage: the puddles had coalesced into shallow streams
6). Abate (Verb) – रोक-र्ाम करना
Definition: (of something unpleasant or severe) become Editorial 23-07-2018
less intense or widespread 1). Exchequer (Noun) – कोष
Synonyms: subside, die down/away/out, drop Definition: the account at the Bank of England in which is
off/away, lessen, ease (off), let held the Consolidated Fund, into which tax receipts and
up, decrease, diminish, moderate, decline, fade, dwindle, other public monies are paid.
Antonyms: intensify, advance, extend, develop Synonyms: fund, money, investment.
Usage: the storm suddenly abated Antonyms: natural evaluation
Usage: each of the protesters will be liable to a fixed fine,
7). Confrontation (Adjective) – आमना – सामना which could raise £200m for the Exchequer
Definition: a hostile or argumentative situation or meeting
between opposing parties. 2). Betraying (Verb) – चवश्वासघात करना
Synonyms: conflict, clash, brush, fight, battle, contest, Definition: expose (one's country, a group, or a person) to
encounter, head-to-head, face-off, engagement, tangle, danger by treacherously giving information to an enemy.
skirmish
Synonyms: break one's promise to, be disloyal to, be Antonyms: division, divorce, separate.
unfaithful to, break faith with, play someone false, fail Usage: a coalition between Liberals and Conservatives
Antonyms: promise, loyal, protective.
Usage: a double agent who betrayed some 400 British and 8). Bifurcation (Noun) -- चद्वभाजन
French agents to the Germans Definition: the division of something into two branches or
parts.
3). Envisaged (Verb) – पररकल्पना की गई Synonyms: split, separate.
Definition: contemplate or conceive of as a possibility or a Antonyms: joint, agreement,
desirable future event. Usage: the bifurcation of the profession
Synonyms:
foresee, predict, forecast, foretell, anticipate, expect, think 9). Rival (Verb) -- प्रचतद्वंद्वी
likely, envision Definition: a person or thing competing with another for
Antonyms: disregard, ingnore. the same objective or for superiority in the same field of
Usage: the Rome Treaty envisaged free movement across activity.
frontiers Synonyms: competitor, opponent, contestant, contender,
challenger
4). Lacunae (Noun) -- एक चनवाथचसत जगह Antonyms: partner, ally
Definition: an unfilled space; a gap. Usage: he has no serious rival for the job
Synonyms: break, cavity, gap, interval.
Antonyms: closure, continuation, misfortune. 10). Abstained (Verb) – मतदान करने को मना करना
Usage: the journal has filled a lacuna in Middle Eastern Definition: formally decline to vote either for or against a
studies proposal or motion.
Synonyms: not vote, decline/refuse to vote
5). Faintest (Adjective) – सबसे मंद Antonyms: vote, support.
Definition: (of a sight, smell, or sound) barely perceptible. Usage: forty-one voted with the Opposition, and some sixty
Synonyms: indistinct, vague, unclear, indefinite, ill- more abstained
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Usage: the faint murmur of voices 1. Dissolute (adjective) – चवघरटत
Definition: a person who is overindulging in sensual
6). Ragtag (Adjective) – अथपष्ट या असंगरठत pleasures.
Definition: untidy, disorganized, or incongruously varied in Synonyms: dissipated, debauched, decadent, intemperate,
character. profligate, abandoned, self-indulgent
Synonyms: different, mixed, motley, assorted, eclectic. Antonyms: austere, self-denying, abstinent, abstemious,
Antonyms: homogeneous, similar, same. non-indulgent, self-disciplined, frugal
Usage: a ragtag group of idealists Usage: Their son would not become the next leader since
he was reckless and dissolute.
7). Coalition (Noun) – गठबंिन
Definition: a temporary alliance for combined action, 2. Vitiated (verb) – भ्रष्ट करना
especially of political parties forming a government. Definition: destroy or impair the legal validity or quality of.
Synonyms: Synonyms: abase, cheapen, corrupt, debase, debauch,
alliance, union, partnership, affiliation, bloc, caucus degrade, demean, demoralize, deprave, deteriorate
Antonyms: dignify, elevate, ennoble, enshrine, glorify, Synonyms: alongside, together, one after another,
hallow, magnify, uplift simultaneous
Usage: The insurance is vitiated because of foolish acts on Antonyms: singular, one, not together, separate
the part of the tenant Usage: The country was struggling to deal with the tandem
issues of terrorist influence and political unrest.
3. Daunting (verb) – िुनौतीपूर्थ
Definition: difficult to deal with, to make someone feel 8. Stimulus (noun) – प्रोत्साहन
intimidated or apprehensive Definition: something that causes excitement and creates
Synonyms: intimidating, formidable, disconcerting, energy in someone
unnerving, unsettling, dismaying Synonyms: spur, stimulant, encouragement, impetus,
Antonyms: encourage, hearten, uplift, inspire, motivate, boost, prompt, prod, incentive, inducement
invigorate, stimulate Antonyms: deterrent, discouragement, disappointment,
Usage: He daringly took on the daunting task of negotiating dejection
peace talks between the two countries. Usage: If the tax were abolished, it would act as a stimulus
to exports
4. Indiscriminate (noun) -- अंिािुंि
Definition: done at random or without careful judgement. 9. Profiteer (noun) -- मुनाफाखोर
Synonyms: non-selective, unselective, undiscriminating, Definition: one who makes an unreasonable profit
uncritical, aimless especially on the sale of essential goods during times of
Antonyms: targeted, selective, critical, aimed emergency
Usage: The indiscriminate use of antibiotics can cause Synonyms: extortionist, extortioner, racketeer, exploiter,
problems black marketeer
Antonyms: unprofited, respectable, honorable, ethical
5. Buoyant (adjective) -- उत्प्लावक Usage: In many cases, the war profiteers also have positions
Definition: able or tending to keep afloat or rise to the top within the state.
of a liquid or gas, cheerful.
Synonyms: cheerful, cheery, happy, light-hearted, carefree, 10. Fiscal (adjective) -- राजकोषीय
bright, glad, merry, joyful, bubbly Definition: relating to government revenue, especially
Antonyms: depressed, pessimistic, negative, careful taxes.
Usage: The conference ended with the party in a buoyant Synonyms: tax, budgetary, revenue; financial, economic,
mood monetary, money, pecuniary, capital
Antonyms: nonfinancial, unmaterialistic, unrelated to
6. Misdemeanor (noun) – दुष्कमथ money
Definition: a crime that is less serious than a felony Usage: The government’s fiscal policies need to change
Synonyms: misconduct, misbehave, wrong, ill-mannered from time to time to adapt to the growing economy.
Antonyms: good conduct, well-behaved, well-mannered
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school. 1. Consortium (noun) – संघ
Definition: an association, typically of several companies.
7. Tandem (adjective) -- अग्रानुक्रम Synonyms: company, group, collective, cartel, syndicate,
Definition: having two things arranged one in front of the league, fraternity
other. Antonyms: individual, singular, independant
Usage: Acting as a consortium, the citizens in the poor Definition: someone or something on which something else
district worked together to renovate their schools. is based or relies.
Synonyms: centrepiece, prop, linchpin, cornerstone, pillar,
2. Embark (verb) -- पोतारोहर् करना bulwark, buttress
Definition: begin a course of action Antonyms: unimportant, insignificant, sidelined
Synonyms: begin, start, commence, undertake, set about, Usage: Whitefish are the mainstay of the local industry
enter on, go into, take up
Antonyms: conclude, finish, end, complete, cease, 7. Rampant (adjective) -- अचनयंचत्रत
disappear Definition: flourishing or spreading unchecked.
Usage: He decided that he would embark on the year long Synonyms: uncontrolled, unrestrained, unchecked,
mission. unbridled, widespread, pandemic, epidemic
Antonyms: controlled, restrained, checked, bridled, caged
3. Deadlock (noun) – गचतरोि Usage: Political violence was rampant in the country for
Definition: a situation, typically one involving opposing almost two years after the attacks.
parties, in which no progress can be made
Synonyms: stalemate, impasse, checkmate, stand-off, 8. Unravel (verb) – जांि और हल करना
predicament Definition: investigate or solve something
Antonyms: progressing, improving, moving forward, Synonyms: solve, undo, explain, elucidate, fathom,
advance, develop decipher, decode, crack, penetrate, untangle
Usage: The two parties finally came to an agreement to Antonyms: complicate, encode, tangle
prevent a deadlock regarding the case. Usage: They were attempting to unravel the cause of death
4. Arbitrary (adjective) -- मनमाना 9. Tenuous (adjective) – कमजोर

Definition: unrestrained and autocratic in the use of Definition: very weak or slight.
authority Synonyms: slight, insubstantial, flimsy, negligible, weak,
Synonyms: despotic, tyrannical, tyrannous, peremptory, fragile, shaky, sketchy, doubtful
summary, autocratic, dictatorial Antonyms: strong, definitive, undeniable, substantial
Antonyms: democratic, accountable, rational, reasoned Usage: People often discuss the tenuous link between
Usage: The arbitrary policies suggested by the party was interest rates and investment.
not passed due to the strong opposition.
10. Assimilate -- आत्मसात् करना
5. Autocracy (noun) -- एकतंत्र Definition: take in and understand fully
Definition: a system of government by one person with Synonyms: absorb, take in, acquire, pick up, grasp,
absolute power. comprehend, understand, learn,
Synonyms: absolutism, absolute power, totalitarianism, Antonyms: confused, unclear, lack of clarity, cannot grasp
dictatorship, despotism, tyranny, monocracy Usage: Marie tried to assimilate the week's events
Antonyms: representative government, elective
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government 1. Punitive (adjective) -- दंडात्मक
Usage: The Grand Duchy of Tuscany was an autocracy Definition: inflicting or intended as punishment
Synonyms: penal, disciplinary, corrective, correctional,
6. Mainstay (noun) -- मुख्यािार retributive
Antonyms: unpunished, let off, released, not charged Usage: Developmental delays are to be corrected in the
Usage: He called for punitive measures against the Eastern formative years of a child’s growth to help them overcome
bloc it.
2. Relent (verb) – पररत्याग करना

Definition: abandon or mitigate 7. Pioneer (noun) -- प्रर्म अहवेषक
Synonyms: change one's mind, do a U-turn, back-pedal, Definition: a person who is the first to do, use or explore
back down, give way, give in something
Antonyms: strengthen, worsen, harden, build up Synonyms: develop, introduce, evolve, start, begin, launch,
Usage: she was going to refuse his request, but relented instigate, initiate, put in place, take the initiative in,
Antonyms: follower, one of many, repeat, continue
3. Reconcile (verb) -- मेल-चमलाप कराना Usage: the technique was pioneered by a Swiss doctor in
Definition: restore friendly relations between. the 1930s
Synonyms: friendly, come to agreement, end dispute, clear
discord 8. Detention (noun) -- नजरबंदी
Antonyms: argue, fight, disagree, dispute, discord Definition: the action of detaining someone or the state of
Usage: the king and the archbishop were publicly reconciled being detained in official custody/ punishment of being
kept in school after working hours.
4. Contingent (adjective) -- आकचथमक Synonyms: custody, imprisonment, confinement,
Definition: subject to chance, dependent on. incarceration, internment, captivity, restraint,
Synonyms: chance, accidental, fortuitous, possible, Antonyms: free, not detained, not restrained, not confined,
unforeseen, unforeseeable, unexpected, given freedom, released
Antonyms: intended, intentional, expected, planned Usage: the fifteen people arrested were still in police
Usage: his fees were contingent on the success of his search detention
5. Prudent (adjective) – चववेकी 9. Ensure (verb) -- सुचनचित करना

Definition: acting with or showing care and thought for the Definition: make certain that (something) will occur or be
future. the case.
Synonyms: wise, well judged, judicious, sagacious, sage, Synonyms: safeguard, protect, guard, shield, shelter, fortify,
shrewd, advisable, well advised, politic, make invulnerable
Antonyms: imprudent, dumb, unintelligent, ill-advised, not Antonyms: uncertain, vulnerable, unprotected, unsafe
advisable Usage: The legislation is to ensure equal opportunities to all
Usage: no prudent money manager would authorize a loan citizens.
without first knowing its purpose
10. Tinker (verb) -- सुिार करने की कोचशश करना
6. Formative (adjective) -- चनमाथर्ात्मक Definition: attempt to repair or improve something in a
Definition: serving to form something, especially having a casual or desultory way.
profound influence on a person's development. Synonyms: try to mend/improve, work amateurishly on,
Synonyms: developmental, developing, growing, fiddle with, play (about/around) with, toy with, trifle with,
mouldable, malleable, impressionable dally with,
Antonyms: constant, stubborn, not impressionable, adult Antonyms: leave alone, not fiddle with, not interfere,
break, dismantle
Usage: He spent hours tinkering with the air conditioning
system trying to get it to work again. 5. Stigma (noun) -- कलंक
Definition: a mark of disgrace associated with a particular
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Synonyms: shame, disgrace, dishonour, ignominy, discredit,
1. Warranted (verb) – औचित्य करना degradation, disrepute, ill-repute, infamy
Definition: justify or necessitate (a course of action) Antonyms: honor, credit, fame, reputed
Synonyms: justify, vindicate, call for, sanction, validate, be a Usage: The stigma of having gone to prison will always
justification/reason for remain with a person.
Antonyms: unjustified, uncalled for, invalidate
Usage: The employees feel that industrial action is 6. Legitimate (adjective) -- चवचिसम्मत
warranted. Definition: conforming to the law or to rules, able to be
defended with logic or justification.
2. Intervention (noun) – हथतक्षेप Synonyms: legal, lawful, licit, legalized, authorized,
Definition: the action or process of intervening to improve permitted, permissible, allowable, allowed, admissible
the outcome Antonyms: illegal, illegitimate, invalid, unjustifiable
Synonyms: involvement, intercession, interceding, Usage: His claims to legitimate authority could not be
interposing, interposition ignored.
Antonyms: exclude, preclude, uninvolved, keep out of
Usage: a high degree of state intervention is seen in the 7. Taint (verb) -- कलंकचत करना
economy. Definition: affect with a bad or undesirable quality.
Synonyms: tarnish, sully, blacken, stain, besmirch, smear,
3. Sensitise (verb) -- सुग्राही बनाना blot, blemish, stigmatize, mar, corrupt
Definition: cause (someone or something) to respond to Antonyms: cleanse, improve, revamp, refine, upgrade
certain stimuli; make sensitive. Usage: The people had many complaints since his
Synonyms: responsive to, quick to respond to, sensitized to, administration was tainted with scandals.
reactive to, sentient of
Antonyms: unresponsive, insensitive, lack of response, 8. Scrutiny (noun) -- संवीक्षा
unfeeling Definition: critical observation or examination.
Usage: The introductory section aims to sensitize students Synonyms: careful examination, inspection, survey, scan,
to the methodology of the course study, perusal
Antonyms: glance, cursory look, superficial checks
4. Arbitrary (adjective) -- मनमाना Usage: every aspect of local government was placed under
Definition: (of power or a ruling body) unrestrained and scrutiny
autocratic in the use of authority
Synonyms: despotic, tyrannical, tyrannous, peremptory, 9. Impunity (noun) – दण्ड मुचक्त
summary, autocratic, dictatorial Definition: exemption from punishment or freedom from
Antonyms: democratic, peaceful, accountable, rational, the injurious consequences of an action.
reasoned Synonyms: immunity, indemnity, exemption from
Usage: As a country under an arbitrary government, the punishment, freedom from punishment, exemption
citizens suffered a great deal. Antonyms: held accountable, unexempted, punished
Usage: the impunity enjoyed by military officers implicated Antonyms: not many, few, single, one
in civilian killings Usage: the city was awash with journalists
10. Rigged -- जल्दी से इकट्ठा करो 5. Erstwhile (adjective)

Definition: set up (equipment or a device or structure), Definition: former, formerly
typically in a makeshift or hasty way Synonyms: former, old, past, one-time, sometime, as was,
Synonyms: assemble hastily, cobble together, put together, ex-, late
whip up, improvise, devise, contrive Antonyms: current, present, new, ongoing, present-day
Antonyms: dismantle, break apart, beak Usage: Mary Anderson, erstwhile the queen of America's
Usage: He had rigged up a sort of a tent in the little time he stage has made a comeback.
had before it rained.
6. Culpable (adjective)
Editorial 30-07-2018 Definition: deserving blame.
1. Intervene (verb) Synonyms: to blame, guilty, at fault, in the wrong,
Definition: take part in something so as to prevent or alter blameworthy, blameable, censurable
a result or course of events. Antonyms: not guilty, correct, not to blame, free of guilt,
Synonyms: intercede, involve oneself, get involved, free of blame
interpose oneself, insinuate oneself, step in, cut in Usage: mercy killings are less culpable than ‘ordinary’
Antonyms: combine, unite, leave alone, ignore murders
Usage: he acted outside his authority when he intervened
in the dispute 7. Pecuniary (adjective)
Definition: relating to or consisting of money.
2. Woes (noun) Synonyms: financial, monetary, money, fiscal, economic,
Definition: great sorrow or distress capital, commercial, budgetary
Synonyms: misery, sorrow, distress, wretchedness, sadness, Antonyms: non-financial, unmaterialistic, not monetary
unhappiness, heartache, heartbreak Usage: he admitted obtaining a pecuniary advantage by
Antonyms: happiness, joy, peace, calm deception
Usage: to add to his woes, customers have been spending
less 8. Illicit (adjective)
Definition: forbidden by law, rules, or custom
3. Latter (adjective) Synonyms: illegal, unlawful, illegitimate, against the law
Definition: denoting the second or second mentioned of Antonyms: legal, lawful, legitimate
two people or things. Usage: The illicit drug market was growing at a rapid pace.
Synonyms: last-mentioned, second-mentioned, second of
the two, second, last, later 9. Lurch (verb)
Antonyms: first, beginning, first of two, first-mentioned Definition: make an abrupt uncontrolled movement,
Usage: Russia chose the latter option especially an unsteady tilt or roll
Synonyms: stagger, stumble, sway, reel, roll, weave, totter,
4. Awash (adjective) flounder, falter, wobble, slip
Definition: containing large numbers or amounts of Antonyms: stable, controlled, intentional, firm, steady,
someone or something secure
Synonyms: flooded, covered with, a lot of, large number
Usage: the boat gave a violent lurch and he missed his Definition: form a mental picture of (something not yet
footing existing or known)
Synonyms: foresee, predict, forecast, foretell, anticipate,
10. Redress (verb) expect, think likely, envision
Definition: remedy or set right (an undesirable or unfair Antonyms: disregard, ignore, unexpected, unforeseen
situation) Usage: he knew what he liked but had difficulty envisaging
Synonyms: rectify, correct, amend, remedy, repair, fix, it
cure, heal
Antonyms: break, ruin, worsen, dismantle 5. Fruition (noun) – पूर्पत
Usage: some ambitious Architect is being called to redress a Definition: the realization or fulfilment of a plan or project.
leaning Wall Synonyms: fulfilment, realization, actualization,
materialization
Editorial 31-07-2018 Antonyms: inception, creation, formation
Usage: the plans have come to fruition rather sooner than
1. Oblivious (adjective) -- बेख़बर expected
Definition: not aware of or concerned about what is
happening around one. 6. Helm (noun) -- पतवार
Synonyms: unaware, unconscious, heedless, unmindful, Definition: a wheel for steering a ship or boat, a position of
insensible, unheeding, ignorant, blind, deaf control
Antonyms: conscious, aware, mindful, sensible Synonyms: tiller, wheel, control, power, authority,
Usage: she became absorbed in the book, oblivious to the dominance
passage of time Antonyms: uncontrolled, no authority, weak, lack of power
Usage: He remained at the helm throughout the election,
2. Codify (verb) -- संचहताबद्ध करना ensuring success through any means necessary.
Definition: arrange (laws or rules) into a systematic code
Synonyms: systematize, systemize, organize, arrange, 7. Sham (noun) – कदखावा
order, marshal, set out, chart, structure Definition: a thing that is not what it is purported to be
Antonyms: random, unsystematic, not arranged, lacking Synonyms: fake, pretended, feigned, simulated, false,
order artificial, bogus, synthetic, spurious, ersatz
Usage: the statutes have codified certain branches of Antonyms: real, true, original, genuine, authentic, actual
common law Usage: our current free health service is a sham
3. Onus (noun) – चजम्मेदारी 8. Conciliate (verb) – समझौता करना

Definition: something that is one's duty or responsibility. Definition: stop (someone) being angry or discontented;
Synonyms: burden, responsibility, liability, obligation, duty, placate
weight, load, charge, mantle, encumbrance Synonyms: appease, placate, pacify, mollify, propitiate,
Antonyms: blamelessness, unaccountable, irresponsibility assuage, calm down, soothe, humour
Usage: The onus is on you to show that you have suffered Antonyms: agitate, anger, irritate, worsen, tick-off
loss Usage: concessions were made to conciliate the peasantry
4. Envisage (verb) -- पररकल्पना करना 9. Respite (noun) – राहत
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Synonyms: intrinsic, innate, immanent, built-in, inborn, Synonyms: omen, sign, indication, presage, warning,
ingrained, deep-rooted forewarning, harbinger, augury, signal
Antonyms: superficial, acquired, gained, learned Antonyms: unexpected, insignificant, meaningless,
Usage: any form of mountaineering has its inherent dangers inconsequential, unimportant
Usage: many birds are regarded as being portents of death
10. Grapple (verb) – पकड़ना
Definition: engage in a close fight or struggle without 5. Rebound (noun) -- प्रविक्षेप
weapons Definition: recover in value, amount, or strength after a
Synonyms: wrestle, struggle, tussle, disagree, fight, argue decrease or decline.
Antonyms: cooperate, combine, comply, agree, calm Synonyms: recover, rally, bounce back, pick up, make a
Usage: passers-by grappled with the man after the knife recovery, make a comeback
attack Antonyms: lose, deteriorate, worsen, go downhill
Usage: they revealed a big rebound in profits for last year
1. Prudent (adjective) – वििेकी 6. Quibble (verb) – िक्रोवि होना
Definition: acting with or showing care and thought for the Definition: a slight objection or criticism, a slight argument
future. on a trivial matter
Synonyms: wise, well judged, judicious, sagacious, sage, Synonyms: minor criticism, trivial objection, trivial
shrewd, advisable, well advised, politic complaint, adverse comment, protest, query
Antonyms: ill-advised, not recommended, misguided, Antonyms: applaud, commend, compliment, praise,
unwise recommend, approve, endorse
Usage: no prudent money manager would authorize a loan Usage: they are always quibbling about the amount they
without first knowing its purpose are prepared to pay
2. Fiscal (adjective) -- राजकोषीय 7. Swung (verb) – बदलाि आना

Definition: relating to government revenue, especially Definition: shift or cause to shift from one opinion, mood,
taxes. or state of affairs to another.
Synonyms: tax, budgetary, revenue, monetary, material Synonyms: change, fluctuate, oscillate, waver, alternate,
Antonyms: not material, abstract, not monetary see-saw, yo-yo, vary, shift, alter
Usage: Changes had to be introduced in the fiscal policy. Antonyms: stay constant, unchanging, steady
Usage: opinion swung in the Chancellor's favour
3. Stagger (verb) -- चौंका देना
Definition: astonish or deeply shock. 8. Cap (verb) – एक सीमा वनधादररि करना
Synonyms: astonish, amaze, nonplus, startle, astound, Definition: place a limit or restriction on (prices,
surprise, bewilder, stun, flabbergast expenditure, or borrowing).
Antonyms: expected, planned, decided, not shocked Synonyms: set a limit on, put a ceiling on, limit, restrict,
Usage: I was staggered to find it was six o'clock keep within bounds
Antonyms: unlimited, inexhaustible, limitless, illimitable,
4. Portent (noun) – चेिािनी boundless, unbounded, immense, vast, great
Definition: a sign or warning that a momentous or Usage: Starting next month, the council budget will be
calamitous event is likely to happen capped.
9. Monopolise (verb) -- एकावधकृ ि करना Definition: exclude from a society or group
Definition: (of an organization or group) obtain exclusive Synonyms: exclude, shun, spurn, cold-shoulder, give
possession or control of (a trade, commodity, or service). someone the cold shoulder, reject,
Synonyms: corner, control, take over, gain Antonyms: welcome, believe, trust, accept, include, invite
control/dominance over, have sole/exclusive rights in Usage: she was declared a witch and ostracized by the
Antonyms: share, divide, allot, allocate, allowance villagers.
Usage: they instituted press censorship and monopolized
the means of communication 5. Perceive (verb) – समझना या अनुभि करना
Definition: interpret or regard (someone or something) in a
10. Clampdown (noun) – रोकथाम particular way.
Definition: a concerted or harsh attempt to suppress Synonyms: look on, view, regard, consider, think of, judge,
something. deem, appraise, assess, adjudge,
Synonyms: suppression, prevention, stopping, stamping out Antonyms: disbelieve, miss, overlook, ignore, neglect,
Antonyms: instigate, worsen, cause, encourage, incite misunderstand
Usage: The recent murder cases have made the Usage: he was perceived as too negative
government focus on the clampdown on crime
Editorial 03-08-2018 6. Frenetic (adjective) -- उन्मत्त
1. Pragmatism (noun) -- व्यािहाररकिा Definition: fast and energetic in a rather wild and
Definition: a practical attitude or policy uncontrolled way.
Synonyms: practical, empirical, hands-on, real, actual, Synonyms: frantic, wild, frenzied, hectic, fraught, feverish,
active, applied, experiential, fevered, mad, manic, hyperactive
Antonyms: impractical, theoretical, unrealistic, unfeasible, Antonyms: calm, quiet, slow, weak, unenergetic, unexcited
unworkable Usage: a frenetic pace of activity was seen once the new
Usage: His ideology had been tempered with pragmatism project commenced.
2. Goad (verb) -- उत्तेवजि या परे शान करना 7. Norms (noun) – मानदंड

Definition: provoke or annoy (someone) so as to stimulate Definition: something that is usual, typical, or standard.
an action or reaction. Synonyms: standard, usual, normal, typical, average, the
Synonyms: provoke, spur, prick, sting, prod, egg on, hound, rule, predictable, unexceptional.
badger, incite, rouse, stir, move, Antonyms: Unusual, strange, out of the blue, unexpected,
Antonyms: pacify, appease, deter, allay uncommon, abnormal
Usage: he was trying to goad her into a fight Usage: During the war, air strikes every few days were the
norm.
3. Misinterpret (verb) -- झूठा अथद लगाना 8. Grievance (noun) – वशकायि
Definition: interpret (something or someone) wrongly. Definition: a real or imagined cause for complaint,
Synonyms: misunderstand, misconceive, misconstrue, especially unfair treatment.
misapprehend, mistake, misread Synonyms: injustice, unjust act, wrong, injury, ill, offence,
Antonyms: understand, conceive, construe disservice, unfairness, evil, outrage,
Usage: The argument arose only because he misinterpreted Antonyms: commendation, appreciation, praise, honour,
what she had said earlier. award
Usage: a website which enabled staff to air their grievances
4. Ostracise (verb) – बवहष्कार करना was created.
Usage: His conviction was quashed on appeal.
9. Cohesive (adjective) – एकजुट
Definition: characterized by the act of forming a united 4. Explicit (adjective)
whole. Definition: stated clearly and in detail, leaving no room for
Synonyms: unity, togetherness, solidarity, bond, sticking confusion or doubt.
together, continuity, coherence Synonyms: clear, direct, plain, obvious, straightforward,
Antonyms: incohesive, disorganised, lack of unity, clear-cut, crystal clear, clearly expressed
inconsistent Antonyms: implicit, implied, indirect, inferred, understood,
Usage: each parish was formerly a cohesive unit hinted, suggested, deducible
Usage: the arrangement had not been made explicit
10. Regress (noun) – लौटना
Definition: return to a former or less developed state. 5. Dispel (verb)
Synonyms: revert, retrogress, relapse, lapse, backslide, go Definition: make (a doubt, feeling, or belief) disappear.
backwards, slip back, drift back Synonyms: banish, eliminate, dismiss, chase away, drive
Antonyms: develop, improve, progress, advance, headway away, drive off, get rid of, dissipate
Usage: they would not regress to pre-technological Antonyms: cause, be the cause of, give rise to, bring about,
tribalism no matter what. lead to, result in, produce, create
Usage: the brightness of the day did nothing to dispel
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1. Impasse (noun)
Definition: a situation in which no progress is possible, 6. Palpable (adjective)
especially because of disagreement; a deadlock. Definition: (of a feeling or atmosphere) so intense as to
Synonyms: deadlock, dead end, stalemate, checkmate, seem almost tangible.
stand-off Synonyms: perceptible, perceivable, visible, noticeable,
Antonyms: progress, improvement, advancement, appreciable, discernible, detectable
enhancement Antonyms: intangible, imperceptible, impalpable,
Usage: The current political impasse has lasted almost a untouchable, inexpressible
year. Usage: It was a palpable sense of loss.
2. Reiteration (noun) 7. Euphoria

Definition: the action of repeating something, typically for Definition: a feeling or state of intense excitement and
emphasis or clarity. happiness.
Synonyms: repeat, say again, restate, retell, recapitulate, go Synonyms: elation, happiness, joy, joyousness, delight, glee,
over (and over), iterate, rehearse excitement, exhilaration, animation
Antonyms: unclear, take back, not made clear Antonyms: misery, depression, sadness, despair
Usage: the reiteration of his campaign promise to cut taxes Usage: in his euphoria, he had become convinced he could
defeat them
3. Quashed (verb)
Definition: reject as invalid, especially by legal procedure. 8. Liberal (noun)
Synonyms: cancel, reverse, rescind, repeal, revoke, retract, Definition: a person of liberal views, willing to accept
countermand, withdraw, take back. beliefs and behavior different from one’s own.
Antonyms: accept, believe, trust, welcome, rely Synonyms: wide-ranging, broad-based, general, humanistic
Antonyms: close-minded, narrow-minded, intolerant, 3. Divergent (adjective) – विवभन्न
conservative, prejudiced Definition: tending to be different or develop in different
Usage: a concern among liberals about the relation of the directions.
citizen to the state Synonyms: differing, varying, different, dissimilar, unlike,
unalike, disparate, contrasting
9. Condemnation (noun) Antonyms: similar, alike, indistinguishable, close, near,
Definition: the expression of very strong disapproval; almost identical, homogeneous, interchangeable
censure. Usage: divergent interpretations of the policy were
Synonyms: censure, criticism, castigation, stricture, discussed.
denunciation, damnation, vilification,
Antonyms: approval, acceptance, agreement, consent, 4. Provisions -- प्रािधान
assent, acquiescence, compliance, concurrence Definition: an amount or thing supplied or provided.
Usage: there was strong international condemnation of the Synonyms: facilities, services, amenities, resource(s),
attack equipment, arrangements, solutions
Antonyms: inaccessible, unapproachable, inconvenient,
10. Foster (verb) unattainable, unobtainable
Definition: encourage the development of (something, Usage: changing levels of transport provision affected the
especially something desirable). economy.
Synonyms: encourage, promote, further, stimulate,
advance, forward, cultivate, nurture, facilitate 5. Competence (noun) -- सक्षमिा
Antonyms: discourage, unsupportive, dissuade, hinder Definition: the ability to do something successfully or
Usage: the teacher's task is to foster learning efficiently.
Synonyms: capability, ability, competency, capacity,
proficiency, accomplishment, adeptness
Editorial 06-08-2018 Antonyms: disability, incapable, not proficient,
1. Desperate (adjective) -- हिाश unaccomplished, useless
Definition: feeling or showing a hopeless sense that a Usage: courses to improve the competence of staff is
situation is so bad as to be impossible to deal with. required.
Synonyms: despairing, hopeless, in great need of, urgently
requiring, craving, in want of, lacking, wanting 6. Concurrence (noun) -- समििी
Antonyms: cheerful, composed, merry, happy, joyful Definition: the fact of two or more events or circumstances
Usage: a desperate sadness enveloped Ruth happening or existing at the same time.
Synonyms: simultaneous, concurrent, happening at the
2. Inextricable (adjective) -- विच्छे दन या अलग करना same time, done at the same time, contemporaneous,
असंभि है Antonyms: asynchronous, independent, individual, not
Definition: impossible to disentangle or separate. together
Synonyms: inseparable, impossible to separate, indivisible, Usage: the incidental concurrence of two separate tumours
entangled, tangled, ravelled, mixed up meant he could not be saved.
Antonyms: independent, individual, separate, unconnected,
unrelated, different, discrete, distinct, disparate 7. Amorphous (adjective) -- अनाकार
Usage: the past and the present are inextricable Definition: lacking a clear structure or focus.
Synonyms: shapeless, formless, unformed, unshaped, Synonym: energy, drive, propulsion, speed, strength, force,
structureless, unstructured, indeterminate, indefinite, power
vague Antonym: lethargy, weakness, inert, not moving
Antonyms: definite, specific, clear, concise, structured, Usage: the vehicle gained momentum as the road dipped
determined
Usage: an amorphous and leaderless legislature is useless. 3. Intervention (noun) – हस्िक्षेप
Definition: the action or process of intervening.
8. Escalate (verb) -- गहरा बनाना Synonym: involvement, intercession, interceding,
Definition: make or become more intense or serious. interposing, interposition
Synonyms: grow, develop, mushroom, increase, be Antonym: staying out of, ignoring, disregard, pay no notice,
increased, be stepped up, build up, heighten push aside
Antonyms: plunge, sink, plummet, drop, fall, reduce, lower Usage: the government was reported to be considering
Usage: the disturbance escalated into a full-scale riot military intervention
9. Harness (verb) – उपयोग करना 4. Impeachment (noun) -- महावभयोग

Definition: control and make use of (natural resources), Definition: the action of calling into question the integrity
especially to produce energy. or validity of something.
Synonyms: : control, exploit, utilize, use, make use of, put Synonym: questioning, reasoning, analysing, accusing,
to use, render useful, make productive interrogate, examine
Antonyms: waste, untapped, not exploited, unused Antonym: unquestionable, believable, trustworthy,
attempts to harness solar energy were successful. unsuspecting
Usage: Usage: the prosecutor's detailed impeachment of the
character witness.
10. Curb (verb) – पर अंकुश लगाना
Definition: check or restraint something. 5. Misappropriation (noun) – गबन या दुरुपयोग
Synonyms: restraint, restriction, check, brake, rein, control, Definition: the action of misappropriating something;
limitation, limit, constraint, stricture embezzlement.
Antonyms: unrestrained, unchecked, free, limitless, without Synonym: embezzlement, expropriation, swindle, stealing,
boundaries theft, thieving, pilfering, unauthorized removal
Usage: she promised she would curb her temper. Antonym: appropriation, gaining, saving, obtaining
Usage: an alleged misappropriation of funds caused his
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1. Emotive (adjective) – भािनात्मक
Definition: arousing or able to arouse intense feeling. 6. Rhetoric (noun) -- अलंकार शास्र
Synonym: inflammatory, controversial, contentious, Definition: language designed to have a persuasive or
emotional impressive effect, but which is often regarded as lacking in
Antonym: unemotional, reserved, controlled, sincerity or meaningful content.
undemonstrative, collected, calm, composed Synonym: bombast, loftiness, turgidity, grandiloquence,
Usage: animal experimentation is an emotive subject magniloquence, ornateness, portentousness, pomposity,
boastfulness, boasting, bragging, heroics, hyperbole,
2. Momentum (noun) – संिेग Antonym: meaningful, significant, relevant, important,
Definition: the impetus gained by a moving object. consequential, purposeful
Usage: all we have from the Opposition is empty rhetoric Antonyms: main, root, primary, original, central, initial,
paramount
7. Rehabilitation (noun) -- पुनिादस Usage: commercial offshoots of universities were coming
Definition: the action of restoring someone to former up.
privileges or reputation after a period of disfavour.
Synonym: restoring, improvement, reconstruction, 2. Bureaucrats (noun) -- नौकरशाहों
overhaul, repair, reestablishment Definition: an official in a government department, in
Antonym: damage, harm, hurt, ruin, worsen particular one perceived as being concerned with
Usage: a posthumous rehabilitation of the activist procedural correctness at the expense of people's needs.
Synonyms: official, administrator, office-holder, office-
8. Trivialise (verb) – महत्िहीन बना देना bearer, civil servant, public servant, government servant,
Definition: make (something) seem less important, minister, functionary, appointee, apparatchik
significant, or complex than it really is. Antonyms: private worker, self-employed, private office-
Synonym: treat as unimportant, minimize, play down, goer
underplay, make light of, treat lightly Usage: the unemployed will be dealt with not by faceless
Antonym: exaggerate, make a big thing of, overstate, bureaucrats but by individuals
overemphasise, overestimate
Usage: the problem was either trivialized or ignored by 3. Acumen (noun) -- कु शाग्र बुवि
teachers Definition: the ability to make good judgements and take
quick decisions.
9. Manifest (adjective) – प्रकट Synonyms: astuteness, awareness, shrewdness, acuity,
Definition: clear or obvious to the eye or mind. sharpness, sharp-wittedness, cleverness
Synonym: obvious, clear, plain, apparent, evident, patent, Antonyms: witlessness, unintelligent, unaware, not shrewd,
palpable, distinct, definite, blatant stupid
Antonym: not obvious, unclear, inevident, Usage: she hides a shrewd business acumen
Usage: her manifest charm and proven ability was what got
her the position 4. Influential (adjective) – प्रभािशाली
Definition: having great influence on someone or
10. Assail (verb) – आक्रमण करना something.
Definition: make a concerted or violent attack on. Synonyms: powerful, authoritative, dominant, controlling,
Synonym: attack, assault, make an assault on, launch an strong
attack on, pounce on, set upon, set about Antonyms: weak, insignificant, unimportant,
Antonym: defend, protect, safeguard, preserve, shelter, inconsequential, trivial, negligible
secure, screen Usage: her work is influential in feminist psychology
Usage: the Scots army assailed Edward's army from the rear
5. Emulate (verb) – अनुकरण करना
Editorial 08-08-2018 Definition: match or surpass (a person or achievement),
1. Offshoot (noun) – शाखा typically by imitation.
Definition: a thing that develops from something else. Synonyms: imitate, copy, reproduce, mimic, mirror, echo,
Synonyms: subsidiary, branch, derivative, adjunct, follow, model oneself on, take as a model
appendage, secondary Antonyms: ignore, neglect, disregard, pay no attention to,
brush aside
Usage: most rulers wished to emulate Alexander the Great
6. Dissenter (noun) -- वभन्न-मिािलंबी 1). Aggrieved (Adjective) – असंिुष्ट
Definition: a person who dissents. Definition: feeling resentment at having been unfairly
Synonyms: dissident, dissentient, objector, protester, treated.
disputant, rejectionist, non-conformist, freethinker Synonyms: resentful, affronted, indignant, disgruntled,
Antonyms: acceptor, welcomer, receiver, conformist discontented, angry, distressed, unhappy, disturbed
Usage: He was considered a dissenter and a reformist. Antonyms: happy, glad, delighted, gratified, grateful,
thankful, content, contented, satisfied, well pleased
7. Leeway (noun) -- अनुिािगमन Usage: they were aggrieved at the outcome
Definition: the amount of freedom to move or act that is
available. 2). Pragmatic (Adjective)- व्यािहाररक
Synonyms: freedom, scope, room to manoeuvre, latitude, Definition: dealing with things sensibly and realistically in a
elbow room, slack, space, room, liberty way that is based on practical rather than theoretical
Antonyms: caged, no freedom, forced, constraint, considerations.
restriction Synonyms: efficient, logical, hard headed, businesslike.
Usage: the government had greater leeway to introduce Antonyms: excited, impractical, inefficient, irrational
reforms Usage: a pragmatic approach to politics
8. Cumbersome (adjective) -- बोवझल 3). Fiefdoms (Noun) – जागीर

Definition: slow or complicated and therefore inefficient. Definition: a territory or sphere of operation controlled by a
Synonyms: complicated, complex, involved, inefficient, particular person or group.
badly organized, wasteful, unwieldy, slow Synonyms: control, rule.
Antonyms: quick, easy, efficient, organized, useful, fast Antonyms: free, allow.
Usage: organizations with cumbersome hierarchical Usage: a mafia boss who has turned the town into his
structures private fiefdom
9. Consensual (adjective) -- सह संिेदी 4). Dilution (Noun) -- मन्दन

Definition: relating to or involving consent or consensus. Definition: the action of making something weaker in force,
Synonyms: agreed, concur, consent, assent, accede, content, or value.
sympathize, allow Synonyms: week, reduce, compress.
Antonyms: disagree, disallow, dissent, differ, vary, diverge Antonyms: ascent, rise, increase.
Usage: They came to consensual decision to take action Usage: he is resisting any dilution of dogma
against the terror groups.
5). Perpetuation (Noun) -- वचरस्थायीकरण
10. Reckon (verb) – मानना Definition: the continuation or preservation of a situation,
Definition: be of the opinion. idea, etc.
Synonyms: believe, think, be of the opinion, be of the view, Synonyms: care, storage, curing, safety.
be convinced, suspect, dare say, have an idea Antonyms: danger, neglect, hurt, injury.
Antonyms: doubt, disbelieve, discredit, distrust, mistrust, Usage: we criticized the perpetuation of racial stereotypes
have no confidence in
Usage: he reckons that the army should pull out entirely 6). Stripped (Verb) -- छीन लेना या खाली कर देना
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Synonyms: empty, clear, clean 1. Catastrophic (adjective) -- विपवत्तपूणद
out, plunder, rob, burgle, loot, rifle, pillage, ransack, Definition: involving or causing sudden great damage or
gut, lay bare, devastate suffering.
Antonyms: construct, assemble Synonyms: disastrous, calamitous, cataclysmic, ruinous,
Usage: thieves stripped the room of luggage tragic, fatal, dire, awful, terrible, dreadful
Antonyms: lucky, favored, blessed, providential, auspicious,
7). Dispel (Verb) – दूर करना fortunate, beneficial
Definition: make (a doubt, feeling, or belief) disappear. Usage: A catastrophic earthquake shook the city of
Synonyms: banish, eliminate, dismiss, chase away, drive Ikebukuro.
away, drive off, get rid
of, dissipate, disperse, scatter, disseminate 2. Grim (adjective) -- बहुि गंभीर या उदास।
Antonyms: cause, be the cause of, give rise to, Definition: very serious or gloomy.
bring about, lead to, result in, produce, create, generate Synonyms: stern, forbidding, uninviting, unapproachable,
Usage: the brightness of the day did nothing to dispel aloof, distant, bleak, dreary
Elaine's dejection Antonyms: cheerful, happy, joyful, excited, happy,
enthusiastic
8). Credibility (Noun) -- विश्वसनीयिा Usage: His grim expression made clear that something was
Definition: the quality of being trusted and believed in. bothering him.
Synonyms:
trustworthiness, reliability, dependability, integrity, charact 3. Inundate (verb) -- अवभभूि करना
er Definition: overwhelm (someone) with things or people to
Antonyms: implausibility be dealt with.
Usage: the government's loss of credibility Synonyms: overwhelm, overpower, overburden, overrun,
overload, swamp, bog down, besiege
9). Bigotry (Noun) -- पूिादग्रह Antonyms: drain, parch, deal with, contain, control,
Definition: intolerance towards those who hold different manage
opinions from oneself. Usage: we've been inundated with complaints from
Synonyms: listeners
prejudice, bias, partiality, partisanship, sectarianism, discri
mination, 4. Nascent (adjective) -- आरम्भ होने िाला
unfairness, injustice Definition: just coming into existence and beginning to
Antonyms: forbearance, toleration, sufferance, liberality display signs of future potential.
Usage: the difficulties of combating prejudice and bigotry Synonyms: new, beginning, developing, progressing,
unknown, just released, new potential
10). Nudged (Verb) -- धीरे -धीरे ककसी को कोहनी के साथ धकलना Antonyms: tested, checked, verified, known, researched,
Definition: prod (someone) gently with one's elbow in studied
order to attract attention. Usage: The nascent space technology has awed everyone.
Synonyms: poke, elbow, dig, prod, jog, jab, butt
Antonyms: clash, hit, collide, clash. 5. Incongruous (adjective) – असंगि या बेमेल
Usage: people were nudging each other and pointing a Definition: not in harmony or keeping with the
surroundings or other aspects of something.
Synonyms: out of place, out of keeping, inappropriate, Usage: diagnostic and therapeutic facilities were present.
unsuitable, unsuited, not in harmony
Antonyms: belonging, appropriate, suited, in harmony, in 10. Conflicting (adjective) – वििाकदि
sync, in place Definition: incompatible or at variance; contradictory.
Usage: the duffel coat looked incongruous with the black Synonyms: variant, contradictory, incompatible, deviation,
dress she wore underneath different, opposed, contrasting, divergent
Antonyms: similar, agreeing, coinciding, concur, coexist,
6. Noxious (adjective) – हावनकारक harmonize, correlate
Definition: harmful, poisonous, or very unpleasant. Usage: there are conflicting accounts of what occurred
Synonyms: poisonous, harmful, virulent, toxic, unpleasant,
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Antonyms: healthy, beneficial, medicated, nourishing, 1. Grappling (verb) – संघषद करना
wholesome, salubrious Definition: engage in a close fight or struggle without
Usage: The noxious smoke enveloped the building as the weapons; wrestle.
firemen struggled to control the flames Synonyms: wrestle, struggle, tussle; brawl, fight, scuffle,
clash, combat, battle; close, engage
7. Cessation (noun) – समावि Antonyms: hug, play, ignore, leave alone, not interfere, not
Definition: the fact or process of ending or being brought to involved, onlooker
an end. Usage: he threw himself forward and grappled with him
Synonyms: end, ending, termination, stopping, halting,
ceasing, finish, finishing, stoppage, closing 2. Punitive (adjective) -- दंडात्मक
Antonyms: beginning, starting, continuing, going-on, Definition: inflicting or intended as punishment.
ongoing, in progress, underway, evolving, happening Synonyms: penal, disciplinary, corrective, correctional,
Usage: The cessation of terrorist activities was a relief. retributive; in retaliation, in reprisal
Antonyms: free, liberal, general, wide-ranging, broad,
8. Pragmatic (adjective) -- व्यािहाररक humanistic
Definition: dealing with things sensibly and realistically in a Usage: he called for punitive measures against the Eastern
way that is based on practical rather than theoretical bloc
considerations.
Synonyms: realistic, sensible, rational, practical, thought- 3. Bilateral (adjective) -- विपक्षीय
out, intelligent, planned Definition: having or relating to two sides; affecting both
Antonyms: impractical, insensible, impractical, foolish, sides.
stupid, not rational, unplanned Synonyms: two-sided, double, simultaneous, together,
Usage: They had to take a pragmatic approach to the jointly
situation. Antonyms: unilateral, single sided, singular, independent,
separate
9. Therapeutic (adjective) -- वचककत्सीय Usage: the bilateral agreements with Japan are being
Definition: relating to the healing of disease. discussed.
Synonyms: healing, curative, curing, remedial, medicinal,
restorative, health-giving, tonic 4. Incarceration (noun) – कारािास
Antonyms: dangerous, destructive, poisonous, worsening, Definition: the state of being confined in prison;
causing harm, harmful imprisonment.
Synonyms: imprisonment, internment, confinement,
detention, custody, captivity, restraint 9. Insurgent (noun) -- विद्रोही
Antonyms: free, at liberty, unconfined, unbound, untied, Definition: a person fighting against a government or
unrestrained, unshackled, unfettered invading force; a rebel or revolutionary.
Usage: the public would not be served by her incarceration Synonyms: rebel, revolutionary, revolutionist, mutineer,
agitator, subversive, guerrilla, anarchist, terrorist
5. Debilitate (adjective) -- दुबदल करना Antonyms: law-abiding, obedient, supporter, defender,
Definition: making someone very weak and infirm. votary
Synonyms: weaken, enfeeble, incapacitate, enervate, tire, Usage: there was an attack by armed insurgents
exhaust
Antonyms: strengthen, support, invigorate, regenerate 10. Deter (verb) -- हिोत्साह करना
Usage: The party suffered a debilitating blow when the Definition: discourage (someone) from doing something by
criminal charges against the prty leader was made public. instilling doubt or fear of the consequences.
Synonyms: put off, discourage, dissuade, scare off; warn,
6. Prospect (noun) -- पूिेक्षण caution; dishearten, demoralize, daunt
Definition: the possibility or likelihood of some future event Antonyms: persuade, encourage, support, convince, lead,
occurring. motivate, induce
Synonyms: likelihood, hope, expectation, anticipation, Usage: only a health problem would deter him from seeking
(good/poor) chance, chances, odds, probability, possibility, re-election
likeliness, promise
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anticipated, surprising, impossible
Usage: there was no prospect of a reconciliation 1. Unsustainable (adjective) -- अरक्षणीय
Definition: not able to be maintained at the current rate or
7. vulnerable (adjective) -- भेद्य level.
Definition: exposed to the possibility of being attacked or Synonyms: unsuitable, infeasible, unworkable, implausible,
harmed, either physically or emotionally. untenable, unviable
Synonyms: in danger, in peril, in jeopardy, at risk, Antonyms: suitable, steady, feasible, tenable, viable, stable
endangered, unsafe, unprotected, ill-protected Usage: macroeconomic instability led to an unsustainable
Antonyms: safe, strong, protected, shielded, sheltered, boom
armoured
Usage: The scheme will help charities working with 2. Imperative (adjective) -- आज्ञाथदक
vulnerable adults and young people Definition: of vital importance; crucial.
Synonyms: vitally important, of vital importance, all-
8. Momentum (noun) -- संिेग important, vital, crucial, critical, essential
Definition: the impetus and driving force gained by the Antonyms: unimportant, insignificant, not of importance,
development of a process or course of events. trivial, trifling, minor
Synonyms: impetus, energy, force, power, strength, drive, Usage: immediate action was imperative
thrust, push, driving power, steam, impulse, speed, velocity
Antonyms: constant, unchanging, inert, slow, lack of power, 3. Evolved (verb) – विकवसि होना
weak Definition: develop gradually.
Usage: the vehicle gained momentum as the road dipped
Synonyms: develop, progress, make progress, advance,
move forward, make headway, mature 8. Manifestation (noun) – अवभव्यवि
Antonyms: regress, revert, retrogress, relapse, lapse, Definition: an event, action, or object that clearly shows or
backslide, go backwards, slip back, drift back embodies something abstract or theoretical.
Usage: The human race took thousands of years to evolve Synonyms: display, demonstration, showing, show,
exhibition, presentation, indication, illustration
4. Tantamount (adjective) – समान Antonyms: not displayed, secret, not discussed, theoretical,
Definition: equivalent in seriousness to; virtually the same unproven, unseen
as. Usage: the first obvious manifestations of global warming
Synonyms: equivalent to, equal to, amounting to, as good have been noticed
as, more or less, synonymous with
Antonyms: unequal, not similar, different, unrelated, 9. Deterrent (noun) -- वनिारक
incomparable, opposite to Definition: a thing that discourages or is intended to
Usage: not taking action would be tantamount to discourage someone from doing something.
dereliction of duty Synonyms: disincentive, discouragement, dissuasion,
damper, brake, curb, check, restraint
5. Curb (noun) – प्रविबंध Antonyms: encouragement, motivation, persuasion ,
Definition: a check or restraint on something incitement, stimulation
Synonyms: restraint, restriction, check, brake, rein, control, Usage: cameras are a major deterrent to crime
limitation, limit, constraint, stricture
Antonyms: free, without restriction, not limited, no 10. Truant (noun) -- अनुपवस्थि रहना
limitations, unchecked Definition: a member who stays away from an organization
Usage: plans to introduce tougher curbs on insider dealing without leave or explanation.
Synonyms: absentee, non-attender, missing, uninvolved,
6. Perpetrator (noun) – अपराधी not present, unseen
Definition: a person who carries out a harmful, illegal, or Antonyms: common, seen, present, found, noticed,
immoral act. available
Synonyms: criminal, offender, delinquent, doer, culprit, Usage: He believed that the presence of cameras would
guilty make crimes truant
Antonyms: obedient, law-abiding, innocent, not guilty,
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Usage: the perpetrators of this horrific crime must be 1. Traverse (verb) – पार करना
brought to justice Definition: travel across or through.
Synonyms: travel over/across, cross, journey over/across,
7. Expedite (verb) -- शीघ्रिा करना make one's way across, passover, go across, negotiate
Definition: make (an action or process) happen sooner or Antonyms: stay still, not moving, not progressing, constant,
be accomplished more quickly. stagnant
Synonyms: speed up, accelerate, hurry, hasten, step up, Usage: he traversed the forest
quicken, precipitate, rush
Antonyms: slow down, unhurried, unrushed, relaxed, 2. Acerbic (adjective) -- िेज या व्यंग्यात्मक
gentle, slow-going Definition: sharp and forthright style of speaking
Usage: he promised to expedite economic reforms
Synonyms: sharp, sarcastic, sardonic, satirical, scathing, Antonyms: agreeable, willing, amenable, compliant,
cutting, razor-edged, incisive, penetrating, piercing, biting, complying, consenting, assenting, in accord/agreement
stinging, searing, keen, caustic, trenchant, bitter Usage: They gathered to discuss a contentious issue
Antonyms: dull, boring, common, ordinary, unintelligent,
simple 7. Languish (verb) -- दुबदल होना
Usage: His acerbic wit had everyone enthralled. Definition: lose or lack vitality; grow weak.
Synonyms: weaken, grow weak, deteriorate, decline, go
3. Ascendent (adjective) -- पाधान into a decline, waste away, rot, decay
Definition: rising in power or influence. Antonyms: thrive, flourish, prosper, grow vigorously,
Synonyms: rising (in power), in the ascendant, on the up develop well, burgeon
and up, on the way up, up-and-coming, on the rise Usage: plants may appear to be languishing simply because
Antonyms: declining, plummeting, falling, losing, they are dormant
diminishing, dwindling, shrinking
Usage: By the late 1990s liberal ideas were ascendant in 8. Niggle (verb) – परे शान करना
much of the developed world Definition: cause slight but persistent annoyance,
discomfort, or anxiety.
4. Divisive (adjective) -- अलगाि, अलग करना Synonyms: irritate, annoy, worry, trouble, bother, provoke,
Definition: tending to cause disagreement or hostility exasperate, upset, gall, irk, rankle with
between people. Antonyms: soothe, calm, please, comfort, pacify, conciliate,
Synonyms: alienating, estranging, isolating, schismatic; mollify, propitiate
discordant, disharmonious, inharmonious Usage: Doreen wanted to discuss matters that niggled at
Antonyms: combining, joining, harmonious, merged, done her mind
together, jointly
Usage: they declared outrage at the divisive effects of 9. Colossus (noun) -- प्रकांड व्यवि या साम्राज्य
government policy Definition: a person or thing of enormous size, importance,
or ability
Synonyms: enormous, large, important, huge, vital, main,
5. Stint (noun) – कायदकाल major, dominant, significant, cardinal
Definition: limitation of supply or effort. Antonyms: unimportant, weak, small, insignificant, side-
Synonyms: limitation, inadequate, ungenerous, not enough, lined
little, limited, constrained Usage: the Russian Empire was the colossus of European
Antonyms: unlimited, limitless, boundless, immeasurable, politics
continuing
Usage: a collector with an eye for quality and the means to 10. Tatters (noun) – फटे कपड़े
indulge it without stint Definition: irregularly torn pieces of something
Synonyms: rags, scraps, shreds, bits, pieces, bits and pieces,
6. Contentious (adjective) – वििादास्पद torn pieces, ragged pieces, ribbons
Definition: causing or likely to cause an argument; Antonyms: whole, not damaged, clean, neat, unbroken, one
controversial. piece
Synonyms: controversial, disputable, debatable, disputed, Usage: he was forced to wear rags and tatters a beggar
contended, open to question/debate, moot, vexed would scorn
Editorial 18-08-2018 Synonyms: let loose, release, free, set free, loose, unloose,
1. Unprecedented (adjective) -- अभूिपूिद unbridle, untie, untether, unchain, unbind, unshackle,
Definition: never done or known before. unmanacle
Synonyms: unparalleled, unequalled, unmatched, Antonyms: restrain, hold back, control, manage, subdue,
unrivalled, without parallel, without equal withhold
Antonyms: known, expected, experienced, seen, well- Usage: the failure of the talks could unleash more fighting
known
Usage: the government took the unprecedented step of 6. Benign (adjective) -- सौम्य
releasing confidential correspondence Definition: gentle and kind, not harmful in nature.
Synonyms: kindly, kind, warm-hearted, good-natured,
2. Deluge (noun) -- बाढ़ friendly, warm, affectionate, agreeable, amiable, good-
Definition: overwhelmed with a heavy flood. humoured, genial, congenial, cordial, approachable, tender
Synonyms: flood, inundate, engulf, submerge, swamp, Antonyms: troublesome, dangerous, harmful, damaging,
drown, flash flood injurious, detrimental
Antonyms: safe, dry-land, drought, dry, emerged Usage: he was admired by his peers for his benign but firm
Usage: caravans were deluged by the heavy rains manner
3. Marooned (verb) – असहाय होना 7. Bracing (adjective) -- िाजा और उत्साहजनक

Definition: leave (someone) trapped and alone in an Definition: fresh and invigorating.
inaccessible place, especially an island Synonyms: invigorating, refreshing, stimulating, energizing,
Synonyms: strand, leave stranded, cast away, cast ashore, exhilarating, enlivening, reviving
abandon, leave behind, leave, leave in the lurch, desert, Antonyms: tiring, draining, weakening, consuming,
turn one's back on, leave isolated troubling
Antonyms: saved, safe, rescued, together, rescued, found, Usage: She enjoyed the bracing sea air
comfortable
Usage: It is a novel about schoolboys marooned on a desert
island 8. Wrest (verb) – गलिफहमी होना
Definition: distort the meaning or interpretation of
4. Respite (noun) – राहि (something) to suit one's own interests or views.
Definition: a short period of rest or relief from something Synonyms: misconstrue, misunderstand, misinterpret,
difficult or unpleasant. misconceive, misapprehend, mistake, misread, miss,
Synonyms: rest, break, breathing space, interval, confuse, confound
intermission, interlude, recess, lull, pause, time out, hiatus, Antonyms: understand, know, interpret, conceive, read,
halt, stop, stoppage, cessation, discontinuation, standstill construe
Antonyms: continuous, continuing, not ceasing, incessant, Usage: you appear convinced of my guilt, and wrest every
without break, constant reply I have made
Usage: the refugee encampments will provide some respite
from the suffering 9. Deplete (verb) – व्यय करना
Definition: use up the supply or resources of.
5. Unleash (verb) -- उजागर करना Synonyms: exhaust, use up, consume, expend, spend,
Definition: cause (a strong or violent force) to be released drain, empty, sap, milk, suck dry, evacuate
or become unrestrained
Antonyms: refill, fill up, rejuvenate, replenish, recharge, Synonyms: din, racket, loud noise, uproar, tumult, babel,
stock, reload shouting, yelling, screaming, baying, roaring, blaring,
Usage: fish stocks are severely depleted clangour
Antonyms: silence, quiet, quietness, hush, tranquility,
10. Debut (verb) – पहली बार शुरू होना peace, noiselessness
Definition: happening for the first time Usage: As soon as he stepped out of the crime scene, the
Synonyms: first time, entrance, premiere, beginning, questions rose to a clamour
introduction, inception, inauguration
Antonyms: repeated, seen before, witnessed, expected, 5. Fillip (noun) – प्रोत्साहन
known, well known Definition: something which acts as a stimulus or boost to
Usage: the Rolling Stones debuted at the Marquee an activity.
Synonyms: stimulus, stimulation, stimulant, boost,
Editorial 20-08-2018 encouragement, incitement, incentive, impetus,
1. Humongous (adjective) -- बहुि ही बड़ा inducement, motivation
Definition: extremely large; enormous. Antonyms: subdue, curb, control, restrict, limit, contain,
Synonyms: enormous, vast, immense, very large, very big, constrain, curtail
great, massive, cosmic, colossal, huge Usage: the halving of car tax would provide a fillip to sales
Antonyms: tiny, small, mini, miniature, petite, small-scale,
minute, microscopic 6. Unveil (verb) – अनािरण करना
Usage: He owned a humongous private yacht. Definition: show or announce publicly for the first time.
Synonyms: reveal, present, disclose, divulge, make known,
2. Embark (verb) -- पोिारोहण करना make public, air, communicate, publish, broadcast
Definition: begin (a course of action). Antonyms: hide, cover-up, conceal, cover, veil, disguise
Synonyms: begin, start, commence, undertake, set about, Usage: the Home Secretary has unveiled plans to crack
enter on, go into, take up down on crime
Antonyms: end, finish, complete, finish-up, accomplished,
fulfilled, settled 7. Blasphemy (noun) -- ईश्वर वनन्दा
Usage: She embarked on a new career. Definition: the action or offence of speaking sacrilegiously
about God or sacred things; profane talk.
3. Curtail (verb) – कम करना Synonyms: profanity, profaneness, sacrilege,
Definition: reduce in extent or quantity; impose a irreligiousness, irreverence, swearing, curse, cursing,
restriction on. impiety, impiousness, ungodliness, unholiness
Synonyms: reduce, cut, cut down, cut back, decrease, Antonyms: respectful, holiness, piousness, reverence, holy,
lessen, diminish, slim down, tighten up, retrench, pare faithful
down, trim, dock, lop, shrink Usage: he was detained on charges of blasphemy
Antonyms: improve, increase, grow, promote, spread,
cultivate, fatten, encourage 8. Subsequent (adjective) -- उत्तरििी
Usage: They prepared measures to curtail the outbreak. Definition: coming after something in time; following.
Synonyms: following, ensuing, succeeding, successive, later,
4. Clamour (noun) -- कोलाहल future, coming, upcoming, to come, next
Definition: a loud and confused noise, especially that of Antonyms: preceding, before, first, foregoing, antecede,
people shouting. predate, antedate
Usage: the theory was developed subsequent to the 3. Liberalise (verb) -- उदार बनाना
earthquake of 1906 Definition: remove or loosen restrictions on (something,
typically an economic or political system)
9. Hardline (adjective) -- समझौिा का विरोधी Synonyms: make liberal, free, wide-ranging, broad-based,
Definition: uncompromising; strict. general, humanistic
Synonyms: uncompromising, strict, diehard, extreme, Antonyms: constricted, restricted, confined, cramped,
tough, inflexible, immoderate, intransigent, intractable, minimal
unyielding, undeviating, unwavering, single-minded Usage: several agreements to liberalize trade were signed
Antonyms: flexible, agreeable, moderate, yielding,
wavering, open-minded 4. Pitfall (noun) -- ख़िरा
Usage: He was a hardlined rationalist. Definition: a hidden or unsuspected danger or difficulty.
Synonyms: hazard, danger, risk, peril, difficulty, issue,
10. Exacerbate (verb) -- ख़राब करना problem, catch, snag, stumbling block, drawback
Definition: make (a problem, bad situation, or negative Antonyms: pros, advantages, upper hand, edge, positives
feeling) worse. Usage: the pitfalls of buying goods at public auctions
Synonyms: aggravate, make worse, worsen, inflame,
compound 5. Concord (noun) -- सामंजस्य
Antonyms: control, relieve, alleviate, treat, strengthen, fix, Definition: agreement or harmony between people or
isolate groups.
Usage: the exorbitant cost of land in urban areas only Synonyms: agreement, harmony, accord, consensus,
exacerbated the problem concurrence, unity, unanimity, unison
Antonyms: disagreement, chaos, dissent, dispute,
Editorial 21-08-2018 dissimilarity, variance, disparity
Usage: They signed a pact of peace and concord
1. Manifold (adjective) – बहुविध या विविध 6. Incumbent (adjective) -- अिलंबी
Definition: many and various. Definition: necessary for (someone) as a duty or
Synonyms: many, numerous, multiple, multifarious, responsibility.
multitudinous, multiplex, legion, diverse, various, several, Synonyms: binding, obligatory, mandatory, necessary,
varied, different, miscellaneous, assorted, sundry, copious, compulsory, required, requisite, essential, imperative
Antonyms: singular, only, sole, single, one (and only), Antonyms: unnecessary, not needed, unimportant,
solitary, lone, unique, only possible, individual, exclusive insignificant, trivial
Usage: the implications of this decision were manifold Usage: it is incumbent on the government to give a clear
lead
2. Inclined (verb) -- अनुकूल रूप से िैयार रहना
Definition: be favourably disposed towards or willing to do 7. Irregularity (noun) -- अवनयवमििा
something. Definition: the state or quality of being irregular.
Synonyms: disposed, minded, of a mind, willing, ready, Synonyms: asymmetry, lack of symmetry, non-uniformity,
prepared; predisposed unevenness, crookedness, lopsidedness, contortion,
Antonyms: disinterested, unbiased, unprejudiced, deformity, jaggedness, raggedness, cragginess
impartial, neutral, non-partisan, non-discriminatory Antonyms: regular, orderly, organized, methodical,
Usage: he was inclined to accept the offer systematic, structured
Usage: there is evidence that fraud and irregularity
continue on a large scale 2. Substantive (adjective) -- साथदक, महत्िपूणद
Definition: having a firm basis in reality and so important,
8. Forefront (noun) – सबसे आगे meaningful, or considerable.
Definition: the leading or most important position or place. Synonyms: meaningful, important, significant, relevant,
Synonyms: vanguard, van, spearhead, head, lead, fore, important, consequential, material, telling, pithy, weighty,
front, front line, cutting edge, foreground valid
Antonyms: follow, copy, imitate, follow suit, unoriginal, Antonyms: fatuous, idiotic, absurd, ridiculous, ludicrous,
final, last laughable, risible, imbecilic, moronic, cretinous,
Usage: the issue has moved to the forefront of the political unintelligent, witless, asinine, pointless
agenda Usage: there is no substantive evidence for the efficacy of
these drugs
9. Rhetoric (noun) -- अलंकार शास्र
Definition: language designed to have a persuasive or
impressive effect, but which is often regarded as lacking in 3. Overture (noun) -- प्रारं वभक
sincerity or meaningful content. Definition: an introduction to something more substantial.
Synonyms: bombast, loftiness, turgidity, grandiloquence, Synonyms: preliminary, prelude, curtain-raiser,
magniloquence, ornateness, portentousness, pomposity, introduction, lead-in, precursor, forerunner, harbinger,
boastfulness, boasting, bragging, heroics, hyperbole, herald, start, beginning
Antonyms: sincere, meaningful, to the point, direct, honest Antonyms: plot, gist, important part, central, main, core
Usage: all we have from the Opposition is empty rhetoric Usage: the talks were no more than an overture to a long
debate
10. Mainstream (noun) -- मुख्यधारा
Definition: the ideas, attitudes, or activities that are shared 4. Adhere (verb) – पालन करना
by most people and regarded as normal or conventional. Definition: believe in and follow the practices of.
Synonyms: normal, conventional, ordinary, orthodox, Synonyms: believe, follow, stick, stick fast, cling, hold fast,
conformist, accepted, established, recognized, common, cohere, bond, attach
usual, prevailing, popular Antonyms: disbelieve, deviate, not follow, ignore, distrust,
Antonyms: radical, uncommon, strange, unnatural, not mistrust, doubt, question
accepted, unusual, out of ordinary Usage: I do not adhere to any organized religion
Usage: the author never strays far from mainstream physics
5. Acrimonious (Adjective) – उग्र
Editorial 22-08-2018 Definition: (typically of speech or discussion) angry and
1. Inane (adjective) – बेहूदा bitter.
Definition: lacking sense or meaning; silly. Synonyms: bitter, rancorous, caustic, acerbic, scathing,
Synonyms: silly, foolish, stupid, fatuous, idiotic, absurd, sarcastic, acid, harsh, sharp, razor-edged
ridiculous, ludicrous, laughable, risible, imbecilic, moronic, Antonyms: peaceful, calming, polite, nice, sweet, mild-
cretinous, unintelligent, witless, asinine, pointless mannered
Antonyms: meaningful, important, significant, relevant, Usage: an acrimonious dispute about wages
important, consequential, material, telling, pithy, weighty,
valid 6. Fragmentation (noun) -- विखंडन
Usage: don't badger people with inane questions
Definition: the process or state of breaking or being broken Usage: every aspect of local government was placed under
into fragments. scrutiny
Synonyms: breaking, shattering, dividing, splitting, sharing
Antonyms: uniting, unification, combining, combination, Editorial 23-08-2018
keep together, bring together, merge 1. Brink (noun) – कगार
Usage: the fragmentation of society into a collection of Definition: a point at which something, typically something
interest groups unwelcome, is about to happen; the verge.
Synonyms: verge, edge, threshold, point, dawn, margin,
7. Imperative (Adjective) -- आज्ञाथदक end
Definition: of vital importance; crucial. Antonyms: beginning, start, onset, launch, outset,
Synonyms: vitally important, of vital importance, all- inception, area
important, vital, crucial, critical, essential, of the essence, a Usage: the country was on the brink of a constitutional
matter of life and death, of great consequence, necessary crisis
Antonyms: unimportant, trivial, silly, unnecessary,
insignificant, minor 2. Austerity (noun) -- वित्तीय बाधाएं
Usage: immediate action was imperative Definition: difficult economic conditions created by
government measures to reduce public expenditure.
8. Precarious (Adjective) -- अवनविि Synonyms: budget, restriction, financial constraints, cuts,
Definition: dependent on chance; uncertain saving
Synonyms: uncertain, insecure, unreliable, unsure, Antonyms: extravagance, luxury, expenditure, spending,
unpredictable, undependable, risky, hazardous, problematic excessive
Antonyms: safe, stable, predictable, dependable, Usage: the country was subjected to acute economic
unchanging, constant austerity
Usage: he made a precarious living as a painter
3. Strife (noun) – संघषद या विग्रह
9. Requisite (Adjective) – आिश्यक Definition: angry or bitter disagreement over fundamental
Definition: made necessary by particular circumstances or issues; conflict.
regulations. Synonyms: conflict, friction, discord, disagreement,
Synonyms: necessary, required, prerequisite, essential, dissension, variance, dispute, argument, quarrelling,
indispensable, vital, needed, needful wrangling
Antonyms: unimportant, trivial, silly, unnecessary, Antonyms: harmony, agreement, unison, unity, euphony,
insignificant, minor consonance
Usage: the application will not be processed until the Usage: There was considerable strife within the community
requisite fee is paid
4. Buffer (verb) – कम करना
10. Scrutiny (noun) -- संिीक्षा Definition: lessen or moderate the impact of (something).
Definition: critical observation or examination Synonyms: cushion, absorb, soften, lessen, diminish,
Synonyms: careful examination, inspection, survey, scan, moderate, mitigate, allay, deaden, muffle, stifle, shield
study, perusal, probe Antonyms: worsen, aggravate, exacerbate, make worse,
Antonyms: unexplored, unexplained, not examined, not compound, add to, intensify, increase, magnify
tested, not verified Usage: the massage helped to buffer the strain
5. Onerous (adjective) – कष्टदायक vindictive, vengeful, vitriolic, rancorous, malignant,
Definition: (of a task or responsibility) involving a great deal pernicious, mean
of effort, trouble, or difficulty. Antonyms: good-willed, well wishing, pleasant, helpful,
Synonyms: burdensome, heavy, inconvenient, caring, positive
troublesome, awkward, crushing, back-breaking, oppressive Usage: he was found guilty of malicious damage
Antonyms: easy, simple, undemanding, uncomplicated,
effortless, unchallenging, painless, straightforward 10. Outrage (noun) – अवधक क्रोध
Usage: he found his duties increasingly onerous Definition: an extremely strong reaction of anger, shock, or
indignation.
6. Stagger (verb) – विचलिा , चौंका देना Synonyms: indignation, fury, anger, rage, disapproval,
Definition: astonish or deeply shock. wrath, shock, resentment, horror, disgust, amazement
Synonyms: astonish, amaze, nonplus, startle, astound, Antonyms: calm, tranquil, peaceful, without worry, not
surprise, bewilder, stun, flabbergast angered, enjoyable
Antonyms: expected, unsurprising, known, planned, not Usage: her voice trembled with outrage
shocking, usual, mundane, ordinary, normal Editorial 24-08-2018
Usage: I was staggered to find it was six o'clock 1) Solidarity (Noun) -- एकजुटिा
Definition: unity or agreement of feeling or action,
7. Sacrilege (noun) -- अपवित्रीकरण especially among individuals with a common interest;
Definition: violation or misuse of what is regarded as mutual support within a group.
sacred. Synonyms: unanimity, unity, like-
Synonyms: desecration, profanity, profaneness, mindedness, agreement, accord, harmony,
profanation, blasphemy, impiety, impiousness, sin, consensus, concord, concurrence
irreverence, irreligion, irreligiousness, Antonyms: individual, separate, different.
Antonyms: worship, follow, respect, piousness, faith, Usage: factory workers voiced solidarity with the striking
reverence, religion, religiousness students
Usage: putting ecclesiastical vestments to secular use was
considered sacrilege 2) Scrutinised (Verb) -- संिीक्षण करना
Definition: examine or inspect closely and thoroughly.
8. Fraught (adjective) – भरा हुआ Synonyms: examine carefully, inspect, survey, scan, study,
Definition: (of a situation or course of action) filled with look over, peruse
(something undesirable). Antonyms: glance at, over through.
Synonyms: full of, filled with, swarming with, rife with, thick Usage: customers were warned to scrutinize the small print
with, bristling with, charged with, loaded with
Antonyms: not containing, without, absence of, lacking, 3) Felonies (Noun) – घोर पाप
short of, not including Definition: a crime regarded in the US and many other
Usage: marketing any new product is fraught with danger judicial systems as more serious than a misdemeanour.
Synonyms: arson, murder, robbery, assault.
9. Malicious (adjective) -- दुभादिनापूणद Antonyms: obedience, truth.
Definition: characterized by malice; intending or intended Usage: he pleaded guilty to six felonies
to do harm
Synonyms: spiteful, malevolent, hostile, bitter, venomous, 4) Pertained (Verb) – सम्बंवधि होना
poisonous, evil-intentioned, ill-natured, evil, baleful, Definition: be appropriate, related, or applicable to.
Synonyms: concern, relate to, be related to, be connected Definition: a person who deliberately behaves
with, be relevant to, have relevance to, apply to controversially in order to provoke argument or other
Antonyms: irrelevant, inappropriate strong reactions
Usage: matters pertaining to the organization of Usage: no one can win her, she is such a great provocateur.
government
10) Pardon (Noun) -- क्षमा करना
5) Prosecutorial (Adjective) -- अवभयोजन Definition: the action of forgiving or being forgiven for an
Definition: relating to the institution and conducting of error or offence.
legal proceedings against someone in respect of a criminal Synonyms:
charge. forgiveness, absolution, remission, clemency, mercy, lenien
Synonyms: agent, inspector, analyst. ce,
Antonyms: offender, criminal. leniency, condonation
Usage: the government's prosecutorial powers against Antonyms: blame, report.
suspected terrorists Usage: he obtained pardon for his sins
6) Rely (Verb) – वनभदर होना 1. Catastrophic (adjective) -- विपवत्तपूणद
Definition: depend on with full trust or confidence. Definition: extremely unfortunate or unsuccessful.
Synonyms: depend, count, bank, place reliance, bargain, Synonyms: disastrous, calamitous, cataclysmic, ruinous,
plan, reckon tragic, fatal, dire, awful, terrible, dreadful
Antonyms: distrust, mistrust, suspicion, wariness Antonyms: positive, beneficial, useful, helpful, favorable,
Usage: I know I can rely on your discretion advantageous, valuable
Usage: This is a catastrophic mismanagement of the
7) Impeach (Verb) -- महावभयोग चलाना economy
Definition: call into question the integrity or validity of (a
practice). 2. Expediency (noun) -- इष्टवसवि
Synonyms: challenge, question, call into question, cast Definition: the quality of being convenient and practical
doubt on, raise doubts about despite possibly being improper or immoral; convenience.
Antonyms: assert, reassert, give an assurance, assure Synonyms: convenience, advantage, advantageousness,
someone, repeat, say again, state again usefulness, utility, benefit, profitability, profit, gain,
Usage: there is no desire to impeach the privileges of the gainfulness, effectiveness
House of Commons Antonyms: moral, inconvenient, difficult, complicated,
disadvantage
8) Expediently (Adjective) – उवचि िरीके से Usage: It was an act of political expediency
Definition: convenient and practical although possibly
improper or immoral. 3. Fragile (adjective) -- नाज़ुक
Synonyms: convenient, advantageous, in one's own Definition: easily destroyed or threatened.
interests, to one's own advantage, useful, of use, of service Synonyms: tenuous, easily broken, easily destroyed, easily
Antonyms: inexpedient, ill-advised threatened, vulnerable, perilous, flimsy, shaky, rocky, risky,
Usage: holding a public enquiry into the scheme was not unreliable
expedient Antonyms: strong, unshakable, stable, definite,
unbreakable, reliable
9) Provocateurs (Noun) – उत्तेजक Usage: You have a fragile grip on reality.
Antonyms: complete, prepone, finished, do ahead, plan
4. Contentious (adjective) -- वििादास्पद ahead, advance
Definition: causing or likely to cause an argument; Usage: they deferred the decision until February
controversial.
Synonyms: controversial, disputable, debatable, disputed, 9. Ostensible (adjective) -- ख़याली
contended, open to question/debate, moot, vexed Definition: stated or appearing to be true, but not
Antonyms: agreeable, safe, pleasant, appealing, engaging, necessarily so.
pleasurable, satisfying, delightful Synonyms: apparent, seeming, outward, surface,
Usage: He was careful not to discuss contentious topics superficial, professed, supposed, avowed, presumed, so-
during the meet. called, alleged, declared,
Antonyms: factual, actual, known, confirmed, verified,
5. Incompatible (adjective) -- असंगि accurate, authentic, genuine, realistic
Definition: (of two things) so different in nature as to be Usage: the real dispute which lay behind the ostensible
incapable of coexisting. complaint
Synonyms: irreconcilable, conflicting, opposed, opposite,
contradictory, antagonistic, antipathetic 10. Repealed (noun) -- वनरवसि
Antonyms: compatible, coexisting, suited, well-matched, Definition: the action of revoking or annulling a law or act
consistent, similar of parliament.
Usage: They felt that the laws that were present abroad Synonyms: revocation, rescinding, cancellation, reversal,
were simply incompatible with our culture. annulment, nullification, voiding, invalidation, quashing,
abolition, abrogation, setting aside, countermanding
6. Protracted (adjective) -- दीघदकावलक Antonyms: introduce, enact, ratify, approve, validate,
Definition: lasting for a long time or longer than expected accept, authorize, pass
or usual. Usage: the House voted in favour of repeal
Synonyms: long lasting, continual, lasting, consistent, Editorial 27-08-2018
sustainable, enduring, lifelong, progressing 1. Conundrum (noun) -- पहेली
Antonyms: short-lived, interrupted, inconsistent, disrupted, Definition: a confusing and difficult problem or question.
stopped Synonyms: problem, difficult question, vexed question,
Usage: They ended up in a protracted and bitter dispute difficulty, quandary, dilemma
Antonyms: solution, remedy, fix, answer, reaction, solving
7. Elusive (adjective) -- मायािी Usage: one of the most difficult conundrums for the experts
Definition: difficult to find, catch, or achieve.
Synonyms: evasive, slippery, fickle, shifty, ambiguous, 2. Cautionary (adjective) – सािधान
equivocal, equivocating, indefinite, non-committal Definition: serving as a warning.
Antonyms: known, found, caught, direct, frank, seize, hold Synonyms: example, deterrent, lesson, caution, exemplar,
Usage: he tried to reach her by telephone, but she message
continued to be elusive Antonyms: recommended, tested, successful, endorse,
8. Deferred (verb) – विलवम्बि करना commend
Definition: put off (an action or event) to a later time; Usage: It served as a cautionary tale
postpone.
Synonyms: postpone, put off, adjourn, delay, hold over/off, 3. Subsequent (adjective) -- उत्तरििी
put back, carry over, backlog, incomplete, delay Definition: coming after something in time; following.
Synonyms: following, ensuing, succeeding, successive, later, Usage: she turned quickly, rattled by his presence
future, coming, upcoming, to come, next
Antonyms: previous, first, preceding, former, prior, earlier, 8. Perceive (verb) -- समझना
antecede, antedate Definition: become aware or conscious of (something);
Usage: the theory was developed subsequent to the come to realize or understand.
earthquake of 1906 Synonyms: discern, recognize, become cognizant of,
become aware of, become conscious of, get/come to know,
4. intellectual (noun) -- बौविक tell, distinguish, grasp, understand
Definition: a person possessing a highly developed intellect. Antonyms: misunderstand, doubtful, vague, unsure,
Synonyms: intelligent person, learned person, highbrow, unclear, confused
academic, bookworm, bookish person, thinker, scholar Usage: his mouth fell open as he perceived the truth
Antonyms: stupid, foolish, unintelligent, ignorant, dense,
mindless, imbecile 9. Implication (noun) -- वनवहिाथद
Usage: He was a prominent political thinker and intellectual Definition: the conclusion that can be drawn from
something although it is not explicitly stated.
5. Tumble (verb)- अचानक वगरना Synonyms: suggestion, inference, insinuation, innuendo,
Definition: fall suddenly, clumsily, or headlong. hint, intimation, imputation, indication
Synonyms: fall (over), fall down, topple over, lose one's Antonyms: unclear, not suggested, not implied, vague,
footing, lose one's balance, keel over, pitch over, take a doubtful, confusing
spill, collapse Usage: the implication is that no one person at the bank is
Antonyms: steady, constant, strong, balanced, stable, fixed, responsible
secure
Usage: she pitched forward, tumbling down the remaining 10. Rallied (verb) -- बेहिर हो जाना
stairs Definition: recover or cause to recover in health, spirits, or
poise.
6. Imprecise (adjective) -- अवनविि Synonyms: recover, improve, get better, pick up, revive,
Definition: lacking exactness and accuracy of expression or come back, make a comeback, rebound, bounce back, perk
detail. up
Synonyms: vague, loose, indefinite, inexplicit, indistinct, Antonyms: worsen, aggravate, exacerbate, make worse,
non-specific, unspecific, coarse-rained, broad, general, compound, add to, intensify, increase, magnify
sweeping Usage: he floundered for a moment, then rallied again
Antonyms: exact, accurate, correct, error-free, pinpoint,
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Usage: the witness could give only vague and imprecise 1. Facilitate (verb) -- सुविधा प्रदान करना
descriptions Definition: make (an action or process) easy or easier.
Synonyms: make easy/easier, ease, make possible, make
7. Rattled (verb) – परे शान करना smooth/smoother, smooth
Definition: make (someone) nervous, worried, or irritated. Antonyms: make harder, complicate, worsen, make
Synonyms: unnerve, disconcert, disturb, fluster, shake, complex
perturb, discompose, discomfit, discountenance Usage: schools were located in the same campus to
Antonyms: calm, peace, tranquil, comfort, console, aid, facilitate the sharing of resources
support, stay composed
2. Hardlined (adjective) – कठोर या सख्ि Antonyms: harmony, unity, agreement, agreeing, in unison,
Definition: uncompromising; strict. concur, accord
Synonyms: uncompromising, strict, diehard, extreme, Usage: he would have preferred his wife not to work,
tough, inflexible, immoderate, intransigent, intractable, although conversely he was also proud of what she did
unyielding, undeviating, unwavering, single-minded
Antonyms: flexible, agreeable, moderate, yielding, 7. Stigma (noun) -- कलंक
wavering, open-minded Definition: a mark of disgrace associated with a particular
Usage: He was a hardlined rationalist. circumstance, quality, or person.
Synonyms: shame, disgrace, dishonour; stain, taint, blot,
3. Deferred (verb) – विलवम्बि करना blot on one's escutcheon, blemish, mark, brand
Definition: put off (an action or event) to a later time; Antonyms: honor, pride, self-esteem, dignity, delight,
postpone. satisfaction, confidence
Synonyms: postpone, put off, adjourn, delay, hold over/off, Usage: the stigma of having gone to prison will always be
put back, carry over, backlog, incomplete, delay with me
Antonyms: complete, prepone, finished, do ahead, plan
ahead, advance 8. Baffling (verb) -- चौंकाने िाला
Usage: they deferred the decision until February Definition: totally bewilder or perplex.
Synonyms: perplex, puzzle, bewilder, mystify, bemuse,
4. Punitive (adjective) -- दंडात्मक confuse, confound, nonplus, disconcert
Definition: inflicting or intended as punishment. Antonyms: unsurprised, not shocking, expected, known,
Synonyms: penal, disciplinary, corrective, correctional, seen, planned
retributive; in retaliation, in reprisal Usage: an unexplained occurrence that baffled everyone
Antonyms: free, liberal, general, wide-ranging, broad,
humanistic 9. Confer (verb) – प्रदान करना
Usage: he called for punitive measures against the Eastern Definition: grant (a title, degree, benefit, or right).
bloc Synonyms: bestow on, present with/to, grant to, award to,
decorate with, honour with, give to, give out to, gift with
5. Unpredictable (adjective) -- अप्रत्यावशि Antonyms: take away from, remove, withhold, suppress,
Definition: not able to be predicted; changeable. repress, contain, curb
Synonyms: unforeseeable, undivinable, incalculable, Usage: the Queen conferred an honorary knighthood on
uncertain, unsure, doubtful, dubious him
Antonyms: foreseeable, calculable, certain, sure, divinable,
expected, planned 10. Ostracise (verb) – बवहष्कृ ि करना
Usage: the unpredictable weather of the Scottish islands Definition: exclude from a society or group.
was an issue Synonyms: exclude, shun, spurn, cold-shoulder, give
someone the cold shoulder, reject, avoid, ignore
6. Conversely (adverb) – अंिर्विरोध में Antonyms: welcome, accept, befriend, include, welcome,
Definition: introducing a statement or idea which reverses embrace, adopt
one that has just been made or referred to. Usage: she was declared a witch and ostracized by the
Synonyms: in contradiction, as opposed to, in contrast to, villagers
contradictory, opposite
1). Undisputed (Adjective) -- साफ़-जावहर Usage: a tripartite classification
Definition: not disputed or called in question; accepted.
Synonyms: 7). Retaliatory (Adjective) -- प्रविशोध का
undoubted, uncontested, unchallenged, unquestioned, not Definition: (of an action) characterized by a desire for
in question, unquestionable, indubitable, revenge.
Antonyms: disputed, doubtful Synonyms: disciplinary, retaliatory, penal
Usage: the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world Antonyms: beneficial, rewarding.
2). Expelled (Verb) – वनष्कावसि करना
Definition: force (someone) to leave a place. 8). Forefront (Noun) -- सबसे आगे
Synonyms: Definition: the leading or most important position or place.
banish, exile, deport, evict, expatriate, dismiss, displace Synonyms: vanguard, van, spearhead, head, lead, fore,
Antonyms: admit, welcome front, front line, cutting edge, foreground, foremost/leading
Usage: eight diplomats were expelled from Norway for position, position of prominence
espionage Antonyms: rear, background
Usage: the issue has moved to the forefront of the political
3). Proffered (verb) – प्रस्िाि देना agenda
Definition: hold out or put forward (something) to someone
for acceptance. 9). Depriving (Verb) -- िंवचि करना
Synonyms: offer, tender, present, extend, give, submit, Definition: prevent (a person or place) from having or using
volunteer, suggest, propose something.
Antonyms: refuse, withdraw Synonyms: dispossess, strip, divest, relieve, bereave
Usage: she proffered a glass of wine Antonyms: present, cover, appropriate.
Usage: the city was deprived of its water supplies
4). Allegiance (Noun) -- वनष्ठा
Definition: loyalty or commitment to a superior or to a 10). Churn (Verb) -- मथना
group or cause. Definition: (with reference to liquid) move or cause to
Synonyms: loyalty, faithfulness, fidelity, obedience, fealty, move about vigorously.
adherence, homage, devotion Synonyms: be turbulent, heave, boil, swirl, toss, seethe,
Antonyms: disloyalty, treachery foam, froth
Usage: those wishing to receive citizenship must swear Antonyms: freeze, slow, patient.
allegiance to the republic Usage: the seas churned
5). Dissidents (Noun) – असंिुष्ट Editorial 30-08-2018

Definition: a person who opposes official policy, especially 1). Indignation (Noun) -- आक्रोश
that of an authoritarian state. Definition: anger or annoyance provoked by what is
Synonyms: dissenter, objector, protester, disputant perceived as unfair treatment.
Antonyms: conformist Synonyms:
Usage: a dissident who had been jailed by a military regime resentment, umbrage, affront, disgruntlement, anger, distr
ess,
6). Tripartite (Adjective) -- वत्रपक्षीय unhappiness, discontent, dissatisfaction
Definition: consisting of three parts. Antonyms: contentment
Usage: the letter filled Lucy with indignation Usage: it is a godsend for harassed parents
2). Orchestrated (Verb) -- व्यिवस्थि करना 7). Sedition (Noun) -- विद्रोहात्मक आचरण
Definition: plan or coordinate the elements of (a situation) Definition: conduct or speech inciting people to rebel
to produce a desired effect, especially surreptitiously. against the authority of a state or monarch.
Synonyms: organize, arrange, put together, plan, set up, Synonyms: incitement (to riot/rebellion), agitation, rabble-
bring about, manage, mobilize, mount, stage rousing, fomentation (of discontent), troublemaking
Antonyms: disperse, divide, separate. Antonyms: clam, peace, submission
Usage: the situation has been orchestrated by a tiny Usage: advocating multiparty democracy is considered
minority sedition
3). Scrutinised (Verb) -- संिीक्षण करना 8). Incitement (Noun) -- भड़काि

Definition: examine or inspect closely and thoroughly. Definition: the action of provoking unlawful behaviour or
Synonyms: examine carefully, inspect, survey, scan, study, urging someone to behave unlawfully.
look over Synonyms: egging on, urging, goading, spurring on,
Antonyms: glance at motivation, persuasion, inducement
Usage: customers were warned to scrutinize the small print Antonyms: suppression, discouragement
Usage: this amounted to an incitement to commit murder
4). Inexplicably (Adverb) – बेिजह
Definition: in a way that cannot be explained or accounted 9). Cognisance (Noun) -- संज्ञान
for. Definition: knowledge or awareness
Synonyms: unaccountable, unexplainable, Synonyms: awareness, notice, knowledge, consciousness,
incomprehensible, unfathomable, impenetrable, insoluble, apprehension, perception, realization, recognition,
unsolvable appreciation
Antonyms: understandable Antonyms: disregard, ignorance, indifference.
Usage: many crucial documents had inexplicably Usage: the Renaissance cognizance of Greece was limited
disappeared
10). Stagnant (Adjective) -- गविहीन
5). Morphed (Verb) – बदला गया Definition: showing no activity; dull and sluggish.
Definition: undergo or cause to undergo a gradual process Synonyms: inactive, sluggish, slow, slow -
of transformation. moving, lethargic, static, flat, depressed, quiet, dull,
Synonyms: alter, modify, transform. declining
Antonyms: stable, static. Antonyms: active, vibrant
Usage: the cute moppet has morphed into the moody moll Usage: a stagnant economy
of the indie world
6). Harassed (Adjective) -- उत्पीवड़ि करना 1). Disruption (Noun) -- व्यिधान
Definition: feeling or looking strained as a result of having Definition: disturbance or problems which interrupt an
too many demands made on one. event, activity, or process.
Synonyms: stressed, strained, frayed, harried, stressed out, Synonyms: disturbance, disordering, disarrangement,
worn out, hard-pressed, careworn, worried disarranging, interference, upset, upsetting, unsettling
Antonyms: carefree Antonyms: calm, explain, clear up.
Usage: the scheme was planned to minimize disruption Definition: an artificial feature or piece of flexible material
applied to a person's face or body to change their
2). Agitations (Noun) -- आंदोलन appearance temporarily.
Definition: a state of anxiety or nervous excitement. Usage: he plays all the parts, using various wigs and
Synonyms: anxiety, perturbation, disquiet, distress, prosthetics
concern, trouble, alarm, worry, upset
Antonyms: calmness, relaxation 7). Incriminating (Verb) -- अवभयोग लगाना
Usage: she was wringing her hands in agitation Definition: make (someone) appear guilty of a crime or
wrongdoing.
3). Spurt (Noun) – उछाल Synonyms: implicate, involve
Definition: a sudden marked burst or increase of activity or Antonyms: absolve, clear
speed. Usage: he refused to answer questions in order not to
Synonyms: burst of speed, turn of speed, increase of incriminate himself
speed, burst of energy, sprint.
Antonyms: slow, peace. 8). Ineptitude (Noun) -- अयोग्यिा
Usage: late in the race he put on a spurt and reached Definition: lack of skill or ability.
second place Synonyms: inability, incompetence, clumsiness
Antonyms: skill, genius.
4). Bulwark (Noun) -- बांध Usage: the officials displayed remarkable ineptitude
Definition: a defensive wall.
Synonyms: wall, rampart, fortification, parapet, stockade, 9). Intended (Adjective) -- आशवयि
palisade, barricade, embankment, earthwork, breastwork Definition: planned or meant.
Usage: the ships met, their crews lining the bulwarks Synonyms:
deliberate, intentional, calculated, conscious, done on
5).Auction (Noun) – नीलाम purpose, planned, considered, studied, knowing
Definition: a public sale in which goods or property are sold Antonyms: accidental
to the highest bidder. Usage: the intended victim escaped
Synonyms: sell off, bargain
Antonyms: hold, keep. 10). Portraying (Verb) -- िादृश वचत्रण करना
Usage: the books are expected to fetch a six-figure sum at Definition: describe (someone or something) in a particular
tomorrow's auction way.
Synonyms:
6). Prosthetics (Noun)-- एक कृ वत्रम विशेषिा या लचीली सामग्री represent, depict, characterize, describe, present
का टु कड़ा ककसी व्यवि के चेहरे या शरीर पर अस्थायी रूप से अपनी Antonyms: confuse, mix up, obscure.
उपवस्थवि को बदलने के वलए लागू होिा है। Usage: the book portrayed him as a self-serving careerist
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Synonyms: escalate, step Synonyms: pleasant, pleasing, to one's
up, boost, increase, raise, sharpen, strengthen, augment liking, agreeable, enjoyable,
Antonyms: lessen, abate pleasurable, nice, appealing, engaging
Usage: the dispute began to intensify Antonyms: disagreeable, incompatible
Usage: he went back to a climate more congenial to his cold
10). Carnage (Noun) -- नरसंहार stony soul
Definition: the killing of a large number of people.
Synonyms: slaughter, massacre, mass murder, mass 5). Pursuit (Noun) -- गधतधवधधयों
destruction, butchery, bloodbath, indiscriminate bloodshed Definition: an activity of a specified kind, especially a
Antonyms: peace, calm, calmness, restfulness, peace and recreational or sporting one.
quiet, peacefulness, quiet, quietness Synonyms: activity, leisure activity, leisure pursuit, leisure
Usage: the bombing was timed to cause as much carnage as interest, hobby, pastime, diversion, avocation
possible Antonyms: retreat, surrender.
Usage: a whole range of leisure pursuits
1). Propped (Verb) -- समथथन या धथथधत में रखना 6). Fructify (Verb) -- फलवान होना
Definition: support or keep in position. Definition: make (something) fruitful or productive.
Synonyms: hold up, shore up, bolster up, buttress, support, Synonyms: benefit, favour, useful, gain.
brace, underpin, reinforce, strengthen Antonyms: loss, useless, waste.
Antonyms: discourage, down, refuse, drop. Usage: they were sacrificed in order that their blood might
Usage: she propped her chin in the palm of her right hand fructify the crops
2). Lingering (Adjective) -- थथायी 7). Seamless (Adjective) -- धनबाथध

Definition: lasting for a long time or slow to end. Definition: smooth and continuous, with no apparent gaps
Synonyms: or spaces between one part and the next.
remaining, surviving, persisting, abiding, nagging, niggling, g Synonyms: logical, smooth, coherent, order.
nawing Antonyms: rough, uneven, faulty.
Antonyms: short-lived Usage: the seamless integration of footage from different
Usage: there are still some lingering doubts in my mind sources
3). Normalcy (Noun) -- सामान्य धथथधत 8). Embarking (Verb) -- पोतारोहण करना
Definition: the condition of being normal; the state of being Definition: begin (a course of action).
usual, typical, or expected. Synonyms: begin, start, commence, undertake, set
Synonyms: a normal state of affairs, business as usual, the about, enter on, go into, take up
daily round, routine, a normal pattern, order Antonyms: disembark, land
Antonyms: insanity Usage: she embarked on a new career
Usage: the office gradually returned to a semblance of
normalcy 9). Slew (Verb) -- ऄधनयंधित रूप से घूमना
Definition: Turn or slide violently or uncontrollably.
4). Congenial (Adjective) -- ऄनुकूलधनय Synonyms: kill, murder, put to the sword.
Definition: (of a thing) pleasant or agreeable because suited Antonyms: peace, calm.
to one's taste or inclination. Usage: The Renault slewed from slide to slide in the snow.
10). Decelerated (Verb) -- धीमा करना 5). Drought (Noun) -- ऄनावृधि

Definition: reduce or cause to reduce in speed Definition: a prolonged absence of something specified.
Synonyms: slow, slow down, reduce Synonyms: absents, rare.
Antonyms: improve, accelerate. Antonyms: consistence, frequent.
Usage: the train began to decelerate.
Usage: he ended a five-game goal drought
1). Advocacy (Noun) -- वकालत 6). Riveted (Verb) – जमा होना
Definition: public support for or recommendation of a Definition: fix (someone or something) so as to make them
particular cause or policy. incapable of movement.
Synonyms: support for, argument for, arguing for, calling Synonyms: fixed, rooted, frozen
for, pushing for, pressing for Antonyms: flexible, trivial.
Antonyms: stoppage, discourage, protest. Usage: the grip on her arm was firm enough to rivet her to
Usage: his outspoken advocacy of the agreement has won the spot
no friends
7). Sobering (Verb) -- (ऄधधक) गंभीर बनना
2). Discriminatory (Adjective) -- भेदभावपूणथ Definition: make or become more serious, sensible, and
Definition: making or showing an unfair or prejudicial solemn.
distinction between different categories of people Synonyms: become (more) serious, settle (down), relax,
Synonyms: soften, steady
prejudicial, biased, prejudiced, preferential, unfair, unjust, i Antonyms: calm, easy, facile.
nvidious, Usage: his expression sobered her
inequitable, weighted,
Antonyms: fair, impartial. 8). Contingent (Noun) – दल
Usage: discriminatory employment practices Definition: a group of people sharing a common feature,
forming part of a larger group.
3). Stereotype (Noun) -- टकसाली Synonyms: group, party, body, band, set
Definition: a widely held but fixed and oversimplified image Antonyms: predictable
or idea of a particular type of person or thing. Usage: a contingent of Japanese businessmen attending a
Synonyms: standard/conventional image, received conference
idea, cliché, hackneyed idea
Antonyms: unconventional, original, fresh 9). Perhaps (Adverb) – शायद
Usage: the stereotype of the woman as the carer Definition: used to express uncertainty or possibility.
Synonyms: maybe, for all I know, for all you know, it could
4). Guardianship (Noun) -- संरक्षकता be (that)
Definition: the position of being legally responsible for the Antonyms: unlikely, never, improbably.
care of someone who is unable to manage their own affairs. Usage: perhaps I should have been frank with him
Synonyms: protection, care, custody, trust.
Antonyms: unknown. 10). Slumped (Verb) -- तेजी से धगरना
Usage: she was granted temporary guardianship of the Definition: undergo a sudden severe or prolonged fall in
three children price, value, or amount.
Synonyms: fall steeply, plummet, plunge, tumble, drop, go Definition: an act of armed resistance to an established
down, slide, decline government or leader.
Antonyms: rise, soar Synonyms:
Usage: land prices slumped uprising, revolt, insurrection, mutiny, revolution, insurgence
, insurgency,
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1). Enclave (Noun) – धवधभन्न Antonyms: obedience, truth.
Definition: a place or group that is different in character Usage: the authorities put down a rebellion by landless
from those surrounding it. colonials
Synonyms: different, alter, vary.
Antonyms: same, similar. 6). Brute (Noun) – धनदथयी
Usage: the engineering department is traditionally a male Definition: a savagely violent man or animal.
enclave Synonyms:
savage, beast, monster, animal, sadist, barbarian, devil, de
2). Imminent (Adjective) -- समुपधथथत mon
Definition: about to happen. Antonyms: gentle, mild, week.
Synonyms: impending, at Usage: he was a cold-blooded brute
hand, close, near, approaching, fast approaching,
coming, forthcoming, on the way 7). Dilemma (Noun) -- दुधवधा
Antonyms: remote Definition: a difficult situation or problem.
Usage: they were in imminent danger of being swept away Synonyms:
quandary, predicament, difficulty, problem, puzzle, conundr
3). Humanitarian (Adjective) -- मानवीय um, awkward situation, tricky situation
Definition: concerned with or seeking to promote human Antonyms: solution, good, advantage.
welfare. Usage: the insoluble dilemma of adolescence
Synonyms: compassionate, humane;
unselfish, altruistic, generous, 8). Federal (Adjective) -- संघीय
magnanimous, benevolent, civilized Definition: relating to or denoting the central government
Antonyms: selfish, for profit as distinguished from the separate units constituting a
Usage: groups sending humanitarian aid federation.
Synonyms: confederate, federated, federative
4). Catastrophe (Noun) – तबाही Antonyms: private, local
Definition: an event causing great and usually sudden Usage: the health ministry has sole federal responsibility
damage or suffering; a disaster. for health care
Synonyms:
disaster, calamity, cataclysm, crisis, holocaust, ruin, ruinatio 9). Oblige (Verb) -- ईपकृ त करना
n, tragedy Definition: make (someone) legally or morally bound to do
Antonyms: salvation, godsend something.
Usage: an environmental catastrophe Synonyms: require, compel, bind, make, constrain, obligate,
force, put under an obligation
5). Rebellion (Noun) -- बगावत Antonyms: delay, free, release.
Usage: doctors are obliged by law to keep patients alive Usage: they fell prey to money lenders who ruthlessly
while there is a chance of recovery exploited them
10). Rejuvenated (Verb) -- फफर से युवा करना 4). Fixture (Noun) -- एक धवशेष तारीख पर होने वाली खेल
Definition: make (someone or something) look or feel अयोजन की व्यवथथा की गइ
better, younger, or more vital. Definition: a sporting event arranged to take place on a
Synonyms: revive, revitalize, renew, regenerate, restore, particular date.
breathe new life into, make someone feel young again Synonyms:
Antonyms: destroy, damage, kill, ruin. match, race, game, competition, contest, meet, meeting, en
Usage: a bid to rejuvenate the town centre counter,
sporting event; clash
11). Retrospect (Noun) -- बीती बातों की जांच Antonyms: movable
Definition: a survey or review of a past course of events or Usage: the team's last away fixture of the season
period of time.
Synonyms: re-examination, reminiscence, revision. 5). Reliant (Adjective) -- धनभथर
Antonyms: prospect, prophesy. Definition: dependent on someone or something.
Usage: a full retrospect of the battle Synonyms: depending, counting, depending,
Antonyms: irrelevant, independent.
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1). Condemned (Verb) – की ननदा करना
Definition: express complete disapproval of; censure. 6). Curious (Adjective) -- ईत्सुक
Synonyms: Definition: strange; unusual.
censure, criticize, castigate, attack, denounce, deplore, decr Synonyms: strange, odd, peculiar, funny, unusual, bizarre,
y, revile, inveigh against, blame, chastise weird, eccentric, queer, unexpected, unfamiliar,
Antonyms: encourage, praise, commend extraordinary
Usage: most leaders roundly condemned the attack Antonyms: ordinary, same.
Usage: a curious sensation overwhelmed her
2). Mettle (Noun) – भावना
Definition: a person's ability to cope well with difficulties; 7). Intrusive (Adjective) -- धबना ऄधधकार के प्रवेश करनेवाला
spirit and resilience. Definition: causing disruption or annoyance through being
Synonyms: spirit, fortitude, tenacity, strength of unwelcome or uninvited.
character, moral fibre, steel, Synonyms: intruding, invasive, obtrusive, interrupting,
determination, resolve, resolution trespassing, unwanted, unwelcome
Antonyms: timidity, apathy, weakness. Antonyms: unobtrusive
Usage: the team showed their true mettle in the second Usage: that was an intrusive question
half
8). Couched (Verb) – ऄधभव्यक्त करना
3). Ruthlessly (Adverb) -- बेरहमी के साथ Definition: express (something) in language of a specified
Definition: without pity or compassion for others. style.
Synonyms: merciless, pitiless, cruel, heartless, hard- Synonyms:
hearted, hard, stony-hearted, stony, with a heart of stone express, phrase, word, frame, put, formulate, style, render,
Antonyms: compare, merciful. set forth, put across, convey
Usage: the assurances were couched in general terms Synonyms: contradict, repudiate, gainsay, declare
untrue, dissent from, disagree with, challenge, contest
9). Gratuitous (Adjective) - धनःशुल्क -- Antonyms: accept, confirm.
Definition: given or done free of charge. Usage: both firms deny any responsibility for the tragedy
Synonyms:
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nrewarded 1). Contentious (Adjective) -- धववादाथपद
Antonyms: justifiable, necessary. Definition: causing or likely to cause an argument;
Usage: solicitors provide a form of gratuitous legal advice controversial.
Synonyms: controversial, disputable, debatable, disputed,
10). Unconstitutional (Adjective) -- ऄसंवैधाधनक contended
Definition: not in accordance with the political constitution Antonyms: agreeable.
or with procedural rules. Usage: a contentious issue
Synonyms: banned, illicit, prohibited.
Antonyms: authorized, ethical, legal. 2). Expropriation (Noun) -- जब्त
Usage: they do not countenance unconstitutional action by Definition: the action by the state or an authority of taking
the police property from its owner for public use or benefit.
Synonyms: seize, take away, take
11). Assertion (Noun) -- ऄधभकथन over, take, appropriate, take possession
Definition: a confident and forceful statement of fact or of, requisition, commandeer
belief. Antonyms: refuse, reject, disturb.
Synonyms: Usage: the decree provided for the expropriation of church
declaration, contention, statement, claim, submission, post land and buildings
ulation,
averment, opinion, proclamation 3). Skewed (Verb) -- ऄचानक फदशा या धथथधत बदलना
Antonyms: quiet, silence. Definition: suddenly change direction or position.
Usage: his assertion that his father had deserted the family Synonyms: alter, bend, curve, bias.
Antonyms: maintenance, straighten.
12). Solidarity (Noun) -- एकजुटता Usage: the car had skewed across the track
Definition: unity or agreement of feeling or action,
especially among individuals with a common interest; 4). Denying (Verb) -- आनकार करना
mutual support within a group. Definition: state that one refuses to admit the truth or
Synonyms: unanimity, unity, like- existence of.
mindedness, agreement, accord, harmony, consensus, Synonyms: contradict, repudiate, gainsay, declare
concord, concurrence untrue, dissent from, disagree with, challenge, contest
Antonyms: divorce, disagreement. Antonyms: confirm, true.
Usage: factory workers voiced solidarity with the striking Usage: both firms deny any responsibility for the tragedy
students
5). Hampered (Verb) – बाधा डालना
13). Denied (Verb) – धनषेध करना Definition: hinder or impede the movement or progress of.
Definition: state that one refuses to admit the truth or
existence of.
Synonyms: Antonyms: resemblance, likeness, sameness, similar
hinder, obstruct, impede, inhibit, retard, baulk, thwart, foil, nature, similitude, comparability, correspondence
curb, delay, Usage: a seemingly unbridgeable cultural abyss
set back, slow down
Antonyms: help, advice. Editorial 08-09-2018
Usage: their work is hampered by lack of funds
1). Rationale (Noun) – तकथ या सोच
6). Manoeuvres (Verb) – युद्धाभ्यास करना Definition: a set of reasons or a logical basis for a course of
Definition: move skilfully or carefully. action or belief.
Synonyms: steer, guide, drive, negotiate, navigate, pilot, Synonyms: reasoning, thinking, (logical) basis, logic,
direct, manipulate, move grounds, sense; principle, theory, philosophy, hypothesis
Antonyms: random, non-controllable. Antonyms: discouragement, proof, reality.
Usage: the lorry was unable to manoeuvre comfortably in Usage: he explained the rationale behind the change
the narrow street
2). Reinvigorate (Verb) -- पुनजीधवत करना
7). Frontiers (Noun) -- सीमांत Definition: give new energy or strength to.
Definition: a line or border separating two countries. Synonyms: modernize, renew, restore, revive.
Synonyms: border, boundary, partition, borderline, dividing Antonyms: kill, destroy, discourage.
line, bounding line, demarcation line Usage: we are fully committed to reinvigorating the
Antonyms: centre, inside, interior. economy of the area
Usage: international crime knows no frontiers
3). Standalone (Adjective) -- थवतंि, व्यधक्तगत
8). Flagrant (Adjective) – चमकदार Definition: (of computer hardware or software) able to
Definition: (of an action considered wrong or immoral) operate independently of other hardware or software.
conspicuously or obviously offensive. Synonyms: independent, individualistic, unconventional,
Synonyms: maverick
blatant, glaring, obvious, overt, evident, conspicuous Antonyms: dependent, parasitic.
Antonyms: unobtrusive, slight Usage: a stand-alone application
Usage: a flagrant violation of the law
4). Perceived (Verb) – जागरूक होना
9). Litigation (Noun) -- मुक़दमेबाजी Definition: become aware or conscious of (something);
Definition: the process of taking legal action. come to realize or understand.
Synonyms: legal proceeding(s), legal action, lawsuit, legal Synonyms: discern, recognize, become cognizant
dispute, legal case, case, legal contest, action, cause of, become aware of, become conscious of, get/come to
Usage: the company wishes to avoid litigation know
Antonyms: ignore, misunderstand.
10). Unbridgeable (Adjective) -- ऄंतर, ऄसमानता Usage: his mouth fell open as he perceived the truth
Definition: (of a gap or difference) not able to be bridged or
made less significant. 5). Inevitable (Adjective) -- ऄवश्यंभावी
Synonyms: difference, dissimilarity, contrast, distinction, Definition: certain to happen; unavoidable.
distinctness, differentiation Synonyms: unavoidable, inescapable, bound to
happen, sure to happen, inexorable, unpreventable
Antonyms: avoidable, uncertain Editorial 10-09-2018
Usage: war was inevitable 1). Discretion (Noun) -- धववेक
Definition: the freedom to decide what should be done in a
6). Acquiesced (Verb) – चुपचाप मानना particular situation.
Definition: accept something reluctantly but without Synonyms:
protest. choice, option, judgement, preference, disposition, volition
Synonyms: agree, allow, adopt. Antonyms: indiscretion, rashness
Antonyms: differ, oppose, decline. Usage: local authorities should use their discretion in
Usage: Sara acquiesced in his decision setting the charges
7). Blatantly (Adverb) – थपि रूप से 2). Oppression (Noun) – ज़ुल्म,ईत्पीड़न

Definition: in an open and unashamed manner. Definition: prolonged cruel or unjust treatment or exercise
Synonyms: flagrant, glaring, obvious, undisguised, of authority.
unconcealed, overt, open, transparent, patent, evident, Synonyms: persecution, abuse, maltreatment, ill
manifest treatment, tyranny, despotism, repression, suppression
Antonyms: inconspicuous, subtle Antonyms: freedom, democracy
Usage: yet another space show that blatantly disregarded Usage: a region shattered by oppression and killing
scientific fact
3). Prosecuting (Verb) -- पर मुकदमा चलाना
8). Nimble (Adjective) – चतुर Definition: institute or conduct legal proceedings against (a
Definition: quick and light in movement or action; agile. person or organization).
Synonyms: agile, lithe, sprightly, acrobatic, light- Synonyms: pursuit, achievement, performance,
footed, nimble-footed, light, light on one's feet, fleet-footed undertaking.
Antonyms: stiff, clumsy, lumbering Antonyms: defeat, failure, neglect.
Usage: with a deft motion of her nimble fingers Usage: they were prosecuted for obstructing the highway
9). Behemoths (Noun) – कु छ बड़ा 4). Allegation (Noun) -- ऄधभकथन

Definition: something enormous, especially a large and Definition: a claim or assertion that someone has done
powerful organization. something illegal or wrong, typically one made without
Synonyms: monster, huge. proof.
Antonyms: small, little. Synonyms:
Usage: shoppers are now more loyal to their local shops claim, assertion, declaration, statement, proclamation, cont
than to faceless behemoths ention,
argument, affirmation, averment
10). Waiving (Verb) – त्याग देना Antonyms: exculpation, denial.
Definition: refrain from insisting on or using (a right or Usage: he made allegations of corruption against the
claim). administration
Synonyms: relinquish, renounce, give
up, abandon, reject, surrender, yield, cede, do 5). Tampering (Verb) – हस्तक्षेप करना
without, dispense with Definition: interfere with (something) in order to cause
Antonyms: claim, pursue damage or make unauthorized alterations.
Usage: he will waive all rights to the money
Synonyms: interfere, monkey 10). Catastrophe (Noun) – अपदा
around, meddle, tinker, fiddle (about/around), fool Definition: an event causing great and usually sudden
Antonyms: leave, separate. damage or suffering; a disaster.
Usage: someone tampered with the brakes of my car Synonyms: disaster, calamity, cataclysm, crisis, holocaust,
ruin, ruination, tragedy, blow, shock
6). Cavalier (Adjective) – ईदासीन या ऄपमानजनक Antonyms: salvation, godsend
Definition: showing a lack of proper concern; offhand. Usage: an environmental catastrophe
Synonyms:
offhand, indifferent, casual, dismissive, insouciant, unintere Editorial 11-09-2018
sted, 1). Convicts (Noun) – ऄपराधी
unconcerned Definition: a person found guilty of a criminal offence and
Antonyms: thoughtful, serving a sentence of imprisonment.
considerate, attentive, caring, understanding, sympathetic, Synonyms:
solicitous prisoner, inmate; criminal, offender, lawbreaker, felon
Usage: Anne was irritated by his cavalier attitude Antonyms: acquit, clear
Usage: two escaped convicts kidnapped them at gunpoint
7). Prosecutorial (Adjective) -- ऄधभयोजन
Definition: relating to the institution and conducting of 2). Assassination (Noun) – हत्या
legal proceedings against someone in respect of a criminal Definition: the action of assassinating someone.
charge. Synonyms: murder, killing, political
Synonyms: agent, inspector, analyst. execution, slaughter, butchery, homicide,
Antonyms: informer. liquidation, elimination, extermination
Usage: the government's prosecutorial powers against Antonyms: safe, protect, birth.
suspected terrorists Usage: the assassination of President Kennedy
8). Trumping (Verb) -- तुस्र्प लगाना 3). Ramifications (Noun) – ऄसर या पररणाम
Definition: surpass (something) by saying or doing Definition: a complex or unwelcome consequence of an
something better. action or event.
Synonyms: outshine, outclass, upstage, put in the Synonyms: consequence, result, aftermath, outcome,
shade, eclipse, surpass effect, upshot, issue
Antonyms: bad fortune, loss, disapproval. Antonyms: cause, origin, source.
Usage: if the fetus is human life, that trumps any argument Usage: any change is bound to have legal ramifications
about the freedom of the mother
4). Incarceration (Noun) -- क़ै द कर देना
9). Detrimental (Adjective) -- हाधनकारक Definition: the state of being confined in prison;
Definition: tending to cause harm. imprisonment.
Synonyms: harmful, damaging, injurious, hurtful, inimical, Synonyms:
deleterious, dangerous, destructive, ruinous imprisonment, internment, confinement, detention, custod
Antonyms: benign, beneficial y, captivity
Usage: recent policies have been detrimental to the Antonyms: freedom, independent.
interests of many old people Usage: the public would not be served by her incarceration
5). Retrograde (Adjective) -- पश्चगामी Usage: the belief in correspondences between the Universe
Definition: directed or moving backwards. and Man—between microcosm and macrocosm
Synonyms: backward, backwards, reverse, rearward,
directed backwards Editorial 12-09-2018
Antonyms: ahead, forwards, onwards, onward, on, further 1). Incumbent (Adjective) --ऄवलंबी
Usage: a retrograde flow Definition: necessary for (someone) as a duty or
responsibility.
6). Acme (Noun) -- पररपूणथता Synonyms: binding, obligatory, mandatory, necessary,
Definition: the point at which something is at its best or compulsory, required, requisite, essential, imperative
most highly developed. Antonyms: optional.
Synonyms: optimum, top, height. Usage: the government realized that it was incumbent on
Antonyms: base, bottom. them to act
Usage: physics is the acme of scientific knowledge
2). Centrist (Adjective) -- मध्यमागी
7). Eclectic (Adjective) – ईदार Definition: having moderate political views or policies.
Definition: deriving ideas, style, or taste from a broad and Usage: a centrist politician
diverse range of sources.
Synonyms: wide-ranging, wide, broad, broad-ranging, 3). Tenable (Adjective) -- रक्षात्मक
broad-based, extensive, comprehensive, encyclopedic, Definition: able to be maintained or defended against
genera attack or objection.
Antonyms: narrow, dogmatic Synonyms: defensible, justifiable, defendable, supportable,
Usage: universities offering an eclectic mix of courses sustainable, maintainable, arguable, able to hold water
Antonyms: indefensible, untenable
8). Panache (Noun) -- कलँगी Usage: such a simplistic approach is no longer tenable
Definition: flamboyant confidence of style or manner.
Synonyms: flamboyant 4). Shedding (Verb) – छोड़ देना
confidence, flamboyance, confidence, self- Definition: accidentally allow (something) to fall off or spill.
assurance, style, stylishness, flair Synonyms: let fall, let drop, drop;
Antonyms: spiritlessness Antonyms: hire, take on, adopt, keep
Usage: he entertained London society with great panache Usage: a lorry shed its load of steel bars
9). Drowned (Verb) -- डु बा हुअ 5). Pragmatic (Adjective) -- व्यावहाररक

Definition: die through submersion in and inhalation of Definition: dealing with things sensibly and realistically in a
water. way that is based on practical rather than theoretical
Synonyms: suffocate in water, inhale water considerations.
Antonyms: drain. Usage: a pragmatic approach to politics
Usage: a motorist drowned when her car plunged off the
edge of a quay 6). Consensus (Noun) -- अम सहमधत
10). Microcosm (Noun) -- सूक्ष्म जगत Synonyms: agreement, harmony, concord, like-mindedness,
Definition: humankind regarded as the representation in concurrence, consent
miniature of the universe. Antonyms: disagreement, minority view
Usage: there is a growing consensus that the current Synonyms: break (through), burst (through), rupture, force
regime has failed itself through
Antonyms: agreement, closure, closing.
7). Rhetoric (Noun) -- ऄलंकार शास्र Usage: the river breached its bank
Definition: the art of effective or persuasive speaking or
writing, especially the exploitation of figures of speech and 13). Ambiguity (Noun) --- ऄथपिता
other compositional techniques. Definition: the quality of being open to more than one
Synonyms: oratory, eloquence, power of interpretation; inexactness.
speech, command of language, expression Synonyms: ambivalence, equivocation
Antonyms: quite, conciseness. Antonyms: unambiguousness, transparency
Usage: he is using a common figure of rhetoric, hyperbole Usage: we can detect no ambiguity in this section of the Act
8). Seldom (Adverb) -- कभी कभी Editorial 13-09-2018

Definition: not often; rarely. 1). Apotheosised (Verb) -- देवता मानना
Synonyms: rarely, infrequently, on rare occasions, hardly Definition: elevate to, or as if to, the rank of a god; idolize.
ever, scarcely ever, hardly, scarcely, almost never Synonyms: dignify, elevate, ennoble, exalt, glorify, magnify,
Antonyms: often, frequently uplift.
Usage: Islay is seldom visited by tourists Antonyms: diminish, decrease.
Usage: we had the feeling that Roosevelt had not so much
9). Embattled (Adjective) – ईलझन में died as been apotheosized
Definition: (of a place or people) involved in or prepared for
war, especially because surrounded by enemy forces. 2). Dissent (Noun) -- ऄसहमधत
Usage: the embattled northern province Definition: the holding or expression of opinions at variance
10). Diktat (Noun) – फरमान Synonyms: disagreement, lack of agreement, difference of
Definition: an order or decree imposed by someone in opinion, argument, dispute
power without popular consent. Antonyms: agree, accept, approve.
Usage: a diktat from the Bundestag Usage: there was no dissent from this view
11). Preposterous (Adjective) -- धनरथथक 3). Brutal (Adjective) -- धनदथय

Definition: contrary to reason or common sense; utterly Definition: savagely violent.
absurd or ridiculous. Synonyms: savage, cruel, bloodthirsty, vicious, ferocious,
Synonyms: barbaric, barbarous, wicked
absurd, ridiculous, foolish, stupid, ludicrous, farcical, laugha Antonyms: gentle, humane
ble, comical, Usage: a brutal murder
risible, hare-brained
Antonyms: reasonable, sensible 4). Brutalised (Verb) – क्रूर होना
Usage: a preposterous suggestion Definition: make (someone) cruel, violent, or insensitive to
the pain of others by repeated exposure to violence.
12). Breaching (Verb) – ईल्लंघन करना Synonyms:
Definition: make a gap in and break through (a wall, barrier, desensitize, dehumanize, harden, toughen, case-
or defence). harden, inure, make unfeeling, make callous
Antonyms: peace, calm, polite.
Usage: he had been brutalized in prison and become 10). Ludicrous (Adjective) -- उटपटांग
cynical Definition: so foolish, unreasonable, or out of place as to be
amusing.
5). Reprieve (Verb) -- ऄवकाश देना Synonyms: absurd, ridiculous, farcical, laughable, risible,
Definition: cancel or postpone the punishment of preposterous, foolish, idiotic, stupid, inane, silly
(someone, especially someone condemned to death). Antonyms: practical, realistic, responsible, full of common
Synonyms: grant a stay of execution sense, reasonable, rational, logical, sound
to, cancel/postpone/commute/remit someone's Usage: it's ludicrous that I have been fined
punishment
Antonyms: charge, punish 11). Avert (Verb) -- टालना
Usage: under the new regime, prisoners under sentence of Definition: turn away (one's eyes or thoughts).
death were reprieved Synonyms: turn aside, turn away, turn to one side
Antonyms: aid, allow, assist, help.
6). Yearning (Noun) -- तड़प Usage: she averted her eyes while we made stilted
Definition: a feeling of intense longing for something. conversation
Synonyms: longing, pining, craving, desire, want, wish, Editorial 14-09-2018
hankering, urge, need, hunger, hungering, thirst Editorial 15-09-2018
Antonyms: hate, despise, abjure. 1). Reprieve (Verb) – दण्डधवराम करना
Usage: he felt a yearning for the mountains Definition: cancel or postpone the punishment of
(someone, especially someone condemned to death).
7). Preponderance (Noun) -- प्रधानता Synonyms: grant a stay of execution to,
Definition: the quality or fact of being greater in number, cancel/postpone/commute/remit someone's punishment
quantity, or importance. Antonyms: charge, punish
Synonyms: prevalence, predominance, dominance Usage: under the new regime, prisoners under sentence of
Antonyms: disadvantage, inferiority, surrender. death were reprieved
Usage: the preponderance of women among older people
2). Intervene (Verb) -- हथतक्षेप करना
8). Contingent (Adjective) -- अकधथमक Definition: take part in something so as to prevent or alter
Definition: subject to chance. a result or course of events.
Synonyms: chance, accidental, fortuitous, impossible, Synonyms: intercede, involve oneself, get involved,
unforeseen, unforeseeable, unexpected, unpredicted interpose oneself, insinuate oneself, step in.
Antonyms: predictable. Antonyms: separated, ignore.
Usage: the contingent nature of the job Usage: he acted outside his authority when he intervened
in the dispute
9). Disbursement (Noun) -- भुगतान
Definition: the payment of money from a fund. 3). Liquidated (Verb) -- पररसमाप्त करना
Synonyms: payment, disbursal, paying out, laying out, Definition: wind up the affairs of (a business) by
spending, expending, expenditure, disposal ascertaining liabilities and apportioning assets
Antonyms: deposit, saving. Synonyms: close down, wind up, put into liquidation,
Usage: they established a committee to supervise the dissolve, break up, disband, terminate
disbursement of aid Antonyms: remain, fail, fall.
Usage: if the company was liquidated, there would be 9). Innumerable (Adjective) -- ऄसंख्य
enough funds released to honour the debts Definition: too many to be counted (often used
hyperbolically).
4). Attributed (Verb) -- धजम्मेदार ठहराना Synonyms: countless, numerous, very many, manifold,
Definition: regard something as being caused by. multitudinous, multifarious, untold, incalculable
Synonyms: ascribe, assign, accredit, credit, impute, allot, Antonyms: few, countable.
allocate Usage: innumerable flags of all colours
Antonyms: disconnect, separate.
Usage: he attributed the firm's success to the efforts of the 10). Muster (Verb) -- आकट्ठा करना
managing director Definition: assemble (troops), especially for inspection or in
preparation for battle.
5). Emphasis (Noun) – प्रमुखता देना Synonyms: assemble, bring together, call together, marshal,
Definition: special importance, value, or prominence given mobilize, rally, round up, raise, summon
to something. Antonyms: disperse, separate, split.
Synonyms: prominence, importance, significance Usage: 17,000 men had been mustered on Haldon Hill
Antonyms: de-emphasis, unimportant, trivial
Usage: they placed great emphasis on the individual's Editorial 18-09-2018
freedom 1). Contingent (Adjective) - अकधथमक
Definition: subject to chance, occurring or existing only if
6). Purview (Noun) – ऄवधारणा (certain circumstances) are the case; dependent on.
Definition: the scope of the influence or concerns of Synonyms:chance, accidental, fortuitous, possible, unforese
something. en, unforeseeable, unexpected, unpredicted, unpredictable,
Synonyms: attitude, idea, concept unanticipated
Antonyms: blindness, ignorance. Antonyms: designed, planned, essential, certain, definite
Usage: such a case might be within the purview of the Usage: the contingent nature of the job
legislation
2). Unilateral (Adjective) – एकपक्षीय, एकतरफा
7). Espionage (Noun) – जासूसी Definition: (of an action or decision) performed by or
Definition: the practice of spying or of using spies, typically affecting only one person, group, or country involved in a
by governments to obtain political and military information. situation, without the agreement of another or the others.
Synonyms: spying, undercover work, cloak-and-dagger Synonyms: one-sided, independent
activities, surveillance, reconnaissance, intelligence Antonyms: bilateral, many-sided, multi-lateral
Antonyms: following, foolish Usage: unilateral nuclear disarmament
Usage: the camouflage and secrecy of espionage
3). Wedge (Verb) – पच्चर करना
8). Archaic (Adjective) – प्राचीन Definition: force into a narrow space
Definition: very old or old-fashioned. Synonyms:
Synonyms: obsolete, obsolescent, out of date, squeeze, cram, jam, crush, pack, thrust, ram, force, push, st
anachronistic, old-fashioned, outmoded, behind the times ow
Antonyms: new, modern. Antonyms: dislodge, unfasten, defend, loose, distributed
Usage: prisons are run on archaic methods Usage: she wedged her holdall between two bags
4). Discomfiture (Noun) - शर्ममदगी, संघषथ, बेचैनी
Definition: a feeling of unease or embarrassment; 9). Enact (Verb) – क़ानून ऄमल में लाना
awkwardness. Definition: make (a bill or other proposal) law
Synonyms:embarrassment, unease, uneasiness, awkwardne Synonyms: pass, approve, ratify, validate, sanction,
ss, discomfort, discomposure, abashment, confusion, agitati authorize, accept
on Antonyms: fail, direct, hinder, miss, prevent, repeal
Antonyms: ascent, attainment, calm, creation, delight, Usage: legislation was enacted to attract international
peace companies
Usage: many MPs are secretly enjoying his discomfiture
10). Undermine (Verb) -दुबथल करना
5). Rebuff (Verb) –ऄथवीकार करना Definition: lessen the effectiveness, power, or ability of,
Definition: reject (someone or something) in an abrupt or especially gradually or insidiously.
ungracious manner. Synonyms: subvert, sabotage, threaten, weaken,
Synonyms: reject, turn compromise, diminish, reduce, impair, mar, spoil, ruin,
down, spurn, refuse, decline, repudiate, disdain impede, hinder, damage, hurt, injure, cripple, disable,
Antonyms: accept, welcome enfeeble, sap, shake
Usage: I asked her to be my wife, and was rebuffed in no Antonyms: enhance, improve, strengthen
uncertain terms Usage: this could undermine years of hard work
6). Indictment (Noun) - ऄधभयोग Editorial 20-09-2018
Definition: a formal charge or accusation of a serious crime. 1). Enact (Verb) -- ऄधधधनयम बनाना
Synonyms: charge, accusation, arraignment, citation, Definition: make (a bill or other proposal) law.
summons Synonyms: make law, pass, approve, ratify, validate,
Antonyms: praise, absolution, acquittal, exoneration sanction, authorize, accept, give the seal of approval to
Usage: an indictment for conspiracy Antonyms: repeal, appose, disagree.
Usage: legislation was enacted to attract international
7). Agglomeration (Noun) –संग्रह या संयोजन companies
Definition: a mass or collection of things; an assemblage.
Synonyms: collection, mass, cluster, lump, clump, pile, 2). Undue (Adjective) --- ऄत्यधधक
heap, bunch, stack, bundle, quantity, hoard, store, stockpile Definition: unwarranted or inappropriate because excessive
Antonyms: disperse, dab, diffusion, breakdown, anatomy, or disproportionate.
crumb Synonyms: excessive, extreme, immoderate, intemperate,
Usage: the arts centre is an agglomeration of theatres, disproportionate, inordinate
galleries, shops, restaurants and bars Antonyms: due, appropriate, proper
Usage: this figure did not give rise to undue concern
8). Accord (Verb) - फकसी को शधक्त, धथथधत, या मान्यता देना ।
Definition: give or grant someone (power, status, or 3). Desirability (Noun) -- वांछनीयता
recognition). Definition: the quality of being desirable.
Synonyms: give, grant, tender, present, award, hand, Synonyms: appeal, attractiveness, allure
vouchsafe, concede, yield, cede Antonyms: undesirability, disadvantage
Antonyms: withhold, remove Usage: we agree on the desirability of a negotiated
Usage: the powers accorded to the head of state settlement
Usage: the unit was caught in several skirmishes and the
4). Exigency (Noun) -- ऄत्यावश्यकता commanding officer was killed
Definition: an urgent need or demand.
Synonyms: need, demand, requirement, want 9). Punitive (Adjective) -- दंडात्मक
Antonyms: unimportant, negligible. Definition: inflicting or intended as punishment.
Usage: women worked long hours when the exigencies of Synonyms:
the family economy demanded it penal, disciplinary, corrective, correctional, retributive
Antonyms: beneficial, rewards.
5). Promulgating (Verb) -- प्रख्यापन करना Usage: he called for punitive measures against the Eastern
Definition: promote or make widely known (an idea or bloc
cause).
Synonyms: make known, make public, publicize, spread, 10). Parochialism (Noun) -- धवचारसंकीणथता
communicate, propagate, disseminate, circulate Definition: a limited or narrow outlook, especially focused
Antonyms: silence, withhold. on a local area; narrow-mindedness.
Usage: these objectives have to be promulgated within the Synonyms: narrow-
organization mindedness, localism, provincialism, insularity, narrowness,
small-mindednes
6). Cognisable (Adjective) -- संज्ञेय Antonyms: cosmopolitan, broad-minded, liberal
Definition: perceptible; clearly identifiable. Usage: accusations of parochialism
Synonyms: appreciable, distinguishable.
Antonyms: hidden, indistinct. Editorial 21-09-2018
Usage: a cognizable claim 1). Mythical (Adjective) -- कधल्पत
Definition: occurring in or characteristic of myths or folk
7). Rougher (Adjective) -- ऄसमान, ऄधनयधमत tales.
Definition: having an uneven or irregular surface; not Synonyms: legendary, mythological, fabled, fabulous,
smooth or level. folkloric, fairy-tale, storybook
Synonyms: Antonyms: real, actual
uneven, irregular, bumpy, stony, rocky, broken, rugged, jagg Usage: one of Denmark's greatest mythical heroes
y, craggy
Antonyms: flat, smooth, sleek 2). Infuse (Verb) -- जुड़ा होना
Usage: pushchairs should be capable of withstanding rough Definition: fill; pervade.
treatment Synonyms:
fill, pervade, permeate, suffuse, charge, saturate, imbue, ins
8). Skirmishes (Noun) -- झड़प pire
Definition: an episode of irregular or unpremeditated Antonyms: empty, take away.
fighting, especially between small or outlying parts of Usage: her work is infused with an anger born of pain and
armies or fleets. oppression
Synonyms:
fight, battle, clash, conflict, encounter, confrontation, engag 3). Tangible (Adjective) -- मूतथ
ement, fray, Definition: perceptible by touch.
contest, combat
Antonyms: calm, peace, harmony, retreat.
Synonyms: Definition: make (someone) appear guilty of a crime or
touchable, palpable, tactile, material, physical, real, substan wrongdoing.
tial Synonyms: implicate, involve
Antonyms: impalpable, untouchable, imperceptible to the Antonyms: absolve, clear
touch, non-physical, bodiless, incorporeal, Usage: he refused to answer questions in order not to
Usage: the atmosphere of neglect and abandonment was incriminate himself
almost tangible
9). Intervene (Verb) -- हथतक्षेप करना
4). Pursuit (Noun) – पीछा करना Definition: take part in something so as to prevent or alter
Definition: the action of pursuing someone or something. a result or course of events.
Synonyms: chasing, pursuing, stalking, tracking, trailing, Synonyms: intercede, involve oneself, get
shadowing involved, interpose oneself, insinuate oneself, step in, cut in
Antonyms: retreat, surrender. Antonyms: combine, joint, unite.
Usage: the cat crouched in the grass in pursuit of a bird Usage: he acted outside his authority when he intervened
in the dispute
5). Allegedly (Adverb) -- कधथत तौर पर
Definition: used to convey that something is claimed to be 10). Arbitrary (Adjective) -- मनमाना
the case or have taken place, although there is no proof. Definition: based on random choice or personal whim,
Synonyms: rather than any reason or system.
reportedly, supposedly, reputedly, purportedly, ostensibly, Synonyms:
apparently, by all accounts, so the story goes capricious, whimsical, random, chance, erratic, unpredictabl
Antonyms: certain, definite, sure. e
Usage: he was allegedly a leading participant in the coup Antonyms: rational, reasoned
attempt Usage: an arbitrary decision
6). Tussle (Noun) --संघषथ Editorial 22-09-2018

Definition: a vigorous struggle or scuffle, typically in order 1). Relying (Verb) – भरोसा करना
to obtain or achieve something. Definition: depend on with full trust or confidence.
Synonyms: scuffle, fight, struggle, skirmish, brawl, Synonyms: depend, count, bank, place reliance, bargain,
scrimmage, scramble, scrum, fisticuffs, wrestling match plan, reckon
Antonyms: agreement, peace, calm. Antonyms: distrust, independent,
Usage: there was a tussle for the ball Usage: I know I can rely on your discretion
7). Dissent (Noun) -- ऄसहमधत 2). Touted (Verb) – प्रशंसा करना

Definition: the holding or expression of opinions at variance Definition: attempt to sell (something), typically by a direct
with those commonly or officially held. or persistent approach.
Synonyms: disagreement, lack of agreement, difference of Synonyms: praise, promote, proclaim
opinion, argument, dispute Antonyms: blame, conceal, hide.
Antonyms: agreement, acceptance Usage: Sanjay was touting his wares
3). Precursor (Noun) -- ऄग्र-दूत
8). Incriminating (Verb) -- दोषी ठहराना
Definition: a person or thing that comes before another of
the same kind; a forerunner. 9). Retaliatory (Adjective) -- प्रधतशोध का
Synonyms: Definition: (of an action) characterized by a desire for
forerunner, predecessor, forefather, father, parent, anteced revenge.
ent, ancestor Synonyms: disciplinary, penal, punishing
Antonyms: juvenile, religious person. Antonyms: beneficial, rewarding.
Usage: a three-stringed precursor of the violin Usage: fears of a retaliatory attack by the victim's friends
4). Fiddle (Noun) -- धोखाधड़ी 10). Foreseeable (Adjective) – ऄनुमाधनत या ईम्मीद होना
Definition: an act of defrauding, cheating, or falsifying. Definition: able to be foreseen or predicted.
Synonyms: fraud, swindle, fix, wangle, confidence Synonyms: predictable, expected, calculated, estimated.
trick, ruse, wile Antonyms: improbable, unexpected, unpredictable.
Antonyms: work, leavealone Usage: the situation is unlikely to change in the foreseeable
Usage: a major mortgage fiddle future
5). Conceivable (Adjective) -- बोधगम्य 1). Volatility (Noun) -- ऄधथथरता
Definition: capable of being imagined or grasped mentally. Definition: liability to change rapidly and unpredictably,
Synonyms: imaginable, possible especially for the worse.
Antonyms: inconceivable, impossible. Synonyms: changeable, temporary
Usage: a mass uprising was entirely conceivable Antonyms: unchangeable, permanent.
Usage: the succession of new rulers contributed to the
6). Rendering (Noun) -- प्रधतपादन volatility of the situation
Definition: a performance of a piece of music or drama.
Synonyms: give, provide, supply, furnish, make available 2). Adversely(Adverb) -- प्रधतकू लता से
Antonyms: hold, conceal, keep. Definition: in a way that prevents success or development;
Usage: a lively rendering of ‘Ilkley Moor harmfully or unfavourably.
Synonyms: negative, unfortunate, unfriendly
7). Dampens (Verb) -- अद्रथ करना Antonyms: positivity, beneficial, good, helpful.
Definition: make less strong or intense. Usage: his self-confidence was adversely affected for years
Synonyms: to come
lessen, decrease, diminish, reduce, lower, moderate, damp,
damp down 3). Tainted (Verb) – दूधषत करना
Antonyms: dry, drench. Definition: affect with a bad or undesirable quality.
Usage: nothing could dampen her enthusiasm Synonyms:
tarnish, sully, blacken, stain, besmirch, smear, blot, blemish,
8). Credible (Adjective) -- प्रत्ययनीय stigmatize, mar, corrupt, defile
Definition: capable of persuading people that something Antonyms: clean, improve.
will happen or be successful. Usage: his administration was tainted by scandal
Synonyms: believable, plausible, able to hold water, within
the bounds of possibility, reasonable, sound 4). Crony (Noun) -- घधनष्ठ धमि
Antonyms: unbelievable, untrustworthy. Definition: a close friend or companion.
Usage: a credible threat Synonyms: buddy, friend, chum, partner.
Antonyms: enemy, stranger, opponent. Usage: a devaluation of the dollar would jeopardize New
Usage: he went gambling with his cronies York's position as a financial centre
5). Ammunition (Noun) -- तकथ , ऄसहमधत, झुकाव, लड़ाइ 10). Unawares (Adverb) -- ऄनजाने में
Definition: considerations that can be used to support one's Definition: without being aware of a situation.
case in debate. Synonyms: by surprise, unexpectedly, without
Synonyms: arguments, quarrel, disagreement, squabble, warning, suddenly, abruptly, unprepared, off-guard, cold
fight, difference of opinion, dispute, wrangle, clash, Antonyms: prepared, knowingly, deliberately
altercation Usage: the photographer had caught her unawares
Antonyms: accepting, harmony, peace, calm.
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for more resources 1). Controversial (adjective) -- धववादाथपद
Definition: giving rise or likely to give rise to controversy or
6). Bolstering (Verb) – को मजबूत करना public disagreement.
Definition: support or strengthen. Synonyms: contentious, disputed, contended, at issue,
Synonyms: strengthen, support, reinforce, make moot, disputable, debatable, arguable
stronger, boost, fortify Antonyms: uncontroversial, anodyne
Antonyms: undetermined, undercut. Usage: years of wrangling over a controversial bypass
Usage: the fall in interest rates is starting to bolster
confidence 2). Obligations (Noun) -- दाधयत्वों
Definition: a debt of gratitude for a service or favour.
7). Nudge (Verb) -- कु हनी से हलका धक्का देना Synonyms:
Definition: prod (someone) gently with one's elbow in contract, agreement, deed, covenant, bond, treaty, deal, pa
order to attract attention. ct, compact,
Synonyms: poke, elbow, dig, prod, jog, jab, butt understanding, transaction
Antonyms: discourage, dissuade, pull. Antonyms: favour, support, agree.
Usage: people were nudging each other and pointing at me Usage: she didn't want to be under an obligation to him
8). Persisted (Verb) -- दृढ़ रहना 3). Erecting (Verb) -- खड़ा करना
Definition: continue in an opinion or course of action in Definition: put together and set upright (a building, wall, or
spite of difficulty or opposition. other structure).
Synonyms: persevere, continue, carry on, go on, keep at it, Synonyms: build, construct, put up
keep on, keep going, keep it up, not give up Antonyms: demolish, dismantle
Antonyms: irresolute Usage: the guest house was erected in the eighteenth
Usage: the minority of drivers who persist in drinking century
9). Jeopardise (Verb) -- ख़तरे में डालना 4). Curbing (Verb) – को रोकना
Definition: put (someone or something) into a situation in Definition: restrain or keep in check.
which there is a danger of loss, harm, or failure. Synonyms: restrain, hold back, keep back, hold in, repress,
Synonyms: threaten, endanger, imperil, menace, risk, put at suppress, fight back, bite back, keep in check
risk, expose to risk Antonyms: free, set free, let go, allow to leave, set/let/turn
Antonyms: safeguard loose, let out, liberate, set at liberty, deliver
Usage: she promised she would curb her temper Usage: free movement of labour was an economic
imperative
5). Discrepancies (Noun) -- धवसंगधतयां
Definition: an illogical or surprising lack of compatibility or 10). Verdict (Noun) -- ऄधधमत
similarity between two or more facts. Definition: a decision on an issue of fact in a civil or
Synonyms: criminal case or an inquest.
inconsistency, difference, disparity, variance, variation, devi Synonyms:
ation, judgement, adjudication, adjudgement, decision, finding, ru
divergence, disagreement ling,
Antonyms: correspondence resolution, pronouncement
Usage: there's a discrepancy between your account and his Antonyms: accusation, prediction.
6). Perils (Noun) -- ख़तरा
Definition: serious and immediate danger. Editorial 26-09-2018
Synonyms: danger, jeopardy, risk, riskiness, hazard, 1). Grappling (Verb) – जूझना
insecurity, uncertainty, menace, threat, perilousness Definition: engage in a close fight or struggle without
Antonyms: safety, security weapons; wrestle
Usage: you could well place us both in peril Synonyms: wrestle, struggle, tussle
Antonyms: agree, free, avoid.
7). Linger (Verb) -- देर तक ठहरना Usage: passers-by grappled with the man after the knife
Definition: stay in a place longer than necessary because of attack
a reluctance to leave.
Synonyms: wait around, stay, remain, stay put, wait 2). Bureaucracy (Noun) -- नौकरशाही
Antonyms: vanish, disappear Definition: excessively complicated administrative
Usage: she lingered in the yard, enjoying the warm procedure.
sunshine Synonyms: red tape, rules and regulations, etiquette,
protocol, officialdom
8). Presumes (Verb) – मान लेना Usage: the unnecessary bureaucracy in local government
Definition: suppose that something is the case on the basis
of probability. 3). Immigrants (Noun) -- अप्रवाधसयों
Synonyms: assume, suppose, dare say, imagine, take Definition: a person who comes to live permanently in a
it, expect, believe, think, surmise, guess, judge foreign country.
Antonyms: calculate, doubt, disregard. Synonyms: newcomer, settler, incomer, new
Usage: I presumed that the man had been escorted from arrival, migrant, emigrant
the building Antonyms: native, local, national.
Usage: they found it difficult to expel illegal immigrants
9). Imperatives (Noun) -- ऄधनवायथताओं
Definition: an essential or urgent thing. 4). Rallied (Verb) – वापस अना
Synonyms: essential, important, all-important, vital, crucial, Definition: recover or cause to recover in health, spirits, or
critical, essential, of the essence. poise.
Antonyms: unimportant, optional
Synonyms: recover, improve, get better, pick Definition: a correspondence or partial similarity.
up, revive, come back, make a comeback, rebound, bounce Synonyms: comparison, affinity, homology, correlation
back Antonyms: difference, dissimilarity, unlikeness.
Antonyms: disperse Usage: the syndrome is called deep dysgraphia because of
Usage: he floundered for a moment, then rallied again its analogy to deep dyslexia
5). Infiltrators (Noun) -- पैठनेवाला 10). Cynicism (Noun) -- संशयवाद

Definition: a person who secretly becomes part of a group Definition: an inclination to believe that people are
in order to get information or to influence the way the motivated purely by self-interest; scepticism.
group thinks or behaves Synonyms:
Usage: He accused infiltrators of turning the protests scepticism, doubt, distrust, mistrust, doubtfulness, suspicio
violent and said the alleged saboteurs must be dealt with by n, disbelief,
the security agencies. incredulity, unbelief
Antonyms: optimism, hope, cheer.
6). Allegedly (Adverb) -- कधथत तौर पर Usage: public cynicism about politics
Definition: used to convey that something is claimed to be
the case or have taken place, although there is no proof. 11). Clamping (Verb) -- जकड़ना
Synonyms: Definition: fasten (something) in place with a clamp.
reportedly, supposedly, reputedly, purportedly, ostensibly, Synonyms: fasten, secure, fix, clip, attach, make fast
apparently, Antonyms: realise, revert, free.
by all accounts, so the story goes Usage: the sander is clamped on to the edge of a
Antonyms: certain, definite, sure. workbench
Usage: he was allegedly a leading participant in the coup
attempt 12). Ushered (Verb) – राथता फदखाना
Definition: show or guide (someone) somewhere.
7). Dwelt (Verb) – रहना Synonyms: escort, accompany, help, assist, take, show, see,
Definition: live in or at a specified place lead, show someone the way, lead the way
Synonyms: reside, live, have one's home, have one's Antonyms: cease, close, conclude, finish.
residence, be settled, be housed Usage: a waiter ushered me to a table
Antonyms: move, carry on, depart.
Usage: groups of gypsies still dwell in these caves 13). Shrill (Adjective) -- ऄधनमेष
Definition: (of a voice or sound) high-pitched and piercing.
8). Reiterating (Verb) -- बार बार दुहराना Synonyms: high-pitched, piercing, high, sharp, ear-
Definition: say something again or a number of times, piercing, ear-splitting, air-rending, penetrating, shattering,
typically for emphasis or clarity. Antonyms: low, soft, dulcet
Synonyms: repeat, say again, restate, retell, recapitulate, go Usage: a shrill laugh
over (and over), iterate, rehearse, belabour
Antonyms: take back. Editorial 27-09-2018
Usage: she reiterated that the government would remain 1). Scrutiny (Noun) -- संवीक्षा
steadfast in its support Definition: critical observation or examination.
Synonyms: careful
9). Analogies (Noun) – समानता examination, inspection, survey, scan, study, perusal
Antonyms: glance, cursory look Synonyms: worry, be anxious, feel uneasy, be distressed, be
Usage: every aspect of local government was placed under upset, upset oneself
scrutiny Antonyms: ignore , please, appease, pacify.
Usage: she fretted about the cost of groceries
2). Sceptics (Noun) -- संशयवाफदयों
Definition: a person inclined to question or doubt accepted 8). Incurred (Verb) – झेला हुअ, खचथ फकया हुअ
opinions. Definition: become subject to (something unwelcome or
Synonyms: cynic, doubter, questioner, scoffer unpleasant) as a result of one's own behaviour or actions.
Antonyms: believer, accept. Synonyms: suffer, sustain, experience, bring upon
Usage: The crowd is sceptics to president oneself, expose oneself to
Antonyms: loss, miss, discourage, misunderstand.
3). Intrusion (Noun) -- ऄनाहूत प्रवेश Usage: I will pay any expenses incurred
Definition: the action of intruding.
Synonyms: encroachment on, trespass on, obtrusion into 9). Abridge (Verb) -- संक्षेप करना
Antonyms: withdrawal Definition: shorten (a book, film, speech, etc.) without
Usage: he was furious about this intrusion into his private losing the sense.
life Synonyms: shorten, cut, cut
short/down, curtail, truncate, lessen, trim
4). Staved (Verb) -- तोड़ना, टू टना Antonyms: lengthen, expand on, pad out, lengthened,
Definition: break something by forcing it inwards or expanded
piercing it roughly. Usage: an abridged text of his speech
Synonyms: break in, smash in, put a hole in, push in, kick in,
cave in, splinter 10). Defiance (Noun) -- ऄवज्ञा
Antonyms: aid, assist, support. Definition: open resistance; bold disobedience.
Usage: the door was staved in Synonyms: resistance, opposition, confrontation
Antonyms: submission, obedience
5). Leveraging (Verb) – आथतेमाल करना Usage: an act of defiance
Definition: use (something) to maximum advantage.
Synonyms: grip, purchase, hold, grasp 11). Flaws (Noun) -- दोषों
Antonyms: disadvantage, weakness. Definition: a mark, blemish, or other imperfection which
Usage: the organization needs to leverage its key resources mars a substance or object.
Synonyms: defect, blemish, fault, imperfection, deficiency,
6). Rampant (Adjective) -- ऄधनयंधित weakness, weak spot/point, inadequacy
Definition: (especially of something unwelcome) flourishing Antonyms:power, brawn, brawniness, muscle, muscularity,
or spreading unchecked. burliness, sturdiness, robustness, toughness
Synonyms:uncontrolled, unrestrained, unchecked, unbridle Usage: a flaw in the glass
d, widespread, pandemic, epidemic, pervasive
Antonyms: controlled, under control 12). Ushered (Verb) – शुरुअत करना
Usage: political violence was rampant Definition: cause or mark the start of something new.
Synonyms: herald, mark the start of, signal, announce, give
7). Fret (Verb) – झल्लाहट होना notice of, ring in, show in, set the scene for
Definition: be constantly or visibly anxious. Antonyms: cease, close, conclude, finish, stop.
Usage: the railways ushered in an era of cheap mass travel Synonyms: differ, demur, diverge
Antonyms: agree, accept
13). Clamping (Verb) -- कसकर पकड़ना Usage: two members dissented from the majority
Definition: hold (something) tightly against another thing.
Synonyms: clench, grip, hold, press, squeeze 6). Frenzied (Verb) -- ईत्साधहत या ऄधनयंधित होना
Antonyms: release, free. Definition: wildly excited or uncontrolled.
Usage: Maggie had to clamp a hand over her mouth to Synonyms: frantic, wild, frenetic, hectic, fraught, feverish,
stop herself from laughing fevered, mad, crazed, manic, hyperactive, energetic
Antonyms: peace, calm.
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1). Expedite (Verb) -- शीघ्रता करना
Definition: make (an action or process) happen sooner or 7). Fanatical (Adjective) -- ईत्साही
be accomplished more quickly. Definition: filled with excessive and single-minded zeal.
Synonyms: speed up, accelerate, hurry, hasten, step up, Synonyms:
quicken, precipitate, rush Antonyms: delay, hinder zealous, extremist, extreme, militant, dogmatic, sectarian, b
Usage: he promised to expedite economic reforms igoted, rabid,
maniacal, radical, diehard, activist
2). Verdict (Noun) -- ऄधधमत Antonyms: moderate, open-minded
Definition: a decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal Usage: fanatical revolutionaries
case or an inquest.
Synonyms: judgement, adjudication, adjudgement, 8). Abated (Verb) – कम करना
decision, finding, ruling, resolution, pronouncement Definition: (of something unpleasant or severe) become
Antonyms: accusation, assumption, prediction. less intense or widespread.
Usage: the jury returned a verdict of not guilty Synonyms: subside, die down/away/out, drop off/away,
lessen, ease (off), let up, decrease, diminish, moderate
3). Apprehension (Noun) – डर या नचता Antonyms: intensify, increase.
Definition: anxiety or fear that something bad or Usage: the storm suddenly abated
unpleasant will happen.
Synonyms: anxiety, angst, alarm, worry, uneasiness, 9). Bereft (Adjective) – से वंधचत
unease, nervousness, misgiving, disquiet, concern Definition: deprived of or lacking (something).
Antonyms: confidence, trust, belive Synonyms: deprived of, robbed of, stripped of, denuded of
Usage: he felt sick with apprehension Antonyms: excess, high.
Usage: her room was stark and bereft of colour
4). Adduced (Verb) – प्रमाण प्रथतुत करना
Definition: cite as evidence. 10). Blatantly (Adverb) – थपि रूप से
Synonyms: proof, evidence Definition: in an open and unashamed manner.
Usage: a number of factors are adduced to explain the Synonyms: flagrant, glaring, obvious, undisguised,
situation unconcealed, overt, open, transparent, patent, evident
Antonyms: inconspicuous, subtle
5). Dissenting (Verb) -- मतभेद करना Usage: yet another space show that blatantly disregarded
Definition: hold or express opinions that are at variance scientific fact
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Editorial 01 – 10 – 2018 5). Persists (Verb) -- दृढ़ रहना

1). Firmly (Adverb) -- दृढ़तापूवर्क Definition: continue in an opinion or course of action
Definition: in a way that uses steady power or strength. in spite of difficulty or opposition.
Synonyms: securely, thoroughly, fast, solid. Synonyms: persevere, continue, carry on, go on, keep
Antonyms: changeably, indefinitely, moveable, at it, keep on, keep going, keep it up, not give up
flexibly. Antonyms: abandon, stop
Usage: I had her wrist grasped firmly in my hand Usage: the minority of drivers who persist in drinking
2). Arbitrage (Noun) -- अंतरपणन 6). Unforeseen (Adjective) -- अनपेिक्षत

Definition: buy and sell assets using arbitrage. Definition: not anticipated or predicted.
Usage: much of the short selling was being done by Synonyms:
people who were arbitraging between the bond and unpredicted, unexpected, unanticipated, unplanned, acc
the equity market idental, unlooked for, unsought, not bargained for
Antonyms: expected, predictable
3). Depreciation (Noun) -- मूल्य�ास Usage: our insurance package enables you to protect
Definition: a reduction in the value of an asset over yourself and your dependants against unforeseen
time, due in particular to wear and tear. circumstances
Synonyms: devaluation, devaluing, decrease in value,

lowering in value, reduction in value, cheapening 7). Fancied (Verb) – इच्छाकरना
Antonyms: rise, increase, develop. Definition: regard (a horse, team, or player) as a likely
Usage: provision should be made for depreciation of winner.
fixed assets Synonyms:wish for, want, desire
Antonyms: disregard, measure, neglect.
4). Unequivocal (Adjective) -- असं�दग्ध Usage: I fancy him to win the tournament
Definition: leaving no doubt; unambiguous.

Synonyms: 8). Shepherd (Verb) – मागर्दशर्न करना
unambiguous, unmistakable, indisputable, incontroverti Definition: guide or direct in a particular direction.
ble, indubitable, undeniable Synonyms: guide, conduct, usher, convoy, marshal,
Antonyms: equivocal, ambiguous, vague steer, herd, lead, take
Usage: an unequivocal answer Antonyms: divert, misguide.
Usage: I shepherded them through the door
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9). Akin (Adjective) -- सदृश agricultural purposes, but not necessarily measured in
Definition: of similar character. acres.
Synonyms: Usage: a 35 per cent increase in net acreage
similar, related, close, near, corresponding, comparable

, parallel, 4). Procuring (Verb) – �ा� या अिध�हण करना
equivalent Definition: obtain (something), especially with care or
Antonyms: unlike. effort
Usage: something akin to gratitude overwhelmed her Synonyms: obtain, acquire, get, find, come by, secure
Antonyms: fail, hurt, let go.
10). Soothing (Verb) – सुखदायक होना Usage: food procured for the rebels
Definition: having a gently calming effect.

Synonyms: calm, calm 5). Sceptical (Adjective) -- संदह
े वादी
down, quiet, pacify, subdue, settle, settle Definition: not easily convinced; having doubts or
down, comfort, hush, lull, tranquillize reservations.
Antonyms: agitate, disturb Synonyms: dubious, doubtful, having
Usage: she put on some soothing music reservations, taking something with a pinch of
Editorial 02 – 10 – 2018 salt, doubting
1). Noxious (Adjective) -- हािनकारक Antonyms: certain, convinced, optimistic
Definition: harmful, poisonous, or very unpleasant. Usage: the public were deeply sceptical about some of
Synonyms: poisonous, toxic, deadly, virulent the proposals
Antonyms: innocuous, safe, pleasant

Usage: they were overcome by the noxious fumes 6). Persuade (Verb) -- राज़ी करना
Definition: induce (someone) to do something through
2). Stubble (Noun) -- डंठल, पुआल reasoning or argument.
Definition: the cut stalks of cereal plants left sticking Synonyms: prevail on, talk someone
out of the ground after the grain is harvested. into, coax, convince, make, get, press someone into
Synonyms: stalks, straw Antonyms: dissuade, discourage, deter
Usage: fields of yellow stubble Usage: it wasn't easy, but I persuaded him to do the
right thing
3). Acreage (Noun) -- रकबा

7). Nudged (Verb) -- धके ल देना
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Definition: touch or push (something) gently or 11). Beleaguered (Verb) – परे शानी म� डालना
gradually. Definition: put in a very difficult situation.
Synonyms:touch, bump (against), push (against), run Synonyms: hard-pressed, troubled, in
into difficulties, under pressure, under stress
Antonyms: discourage, pull, repress. Antonyms: aid, please, help, make happy.
Usage: the canoe nudged a bank of reeds Usage: the board is supporting the beleaguered
director
8). Supersede (Verb) – जगह लेना
Definition: take the place of (a person or thing 12). Debenture (Noun) -- ऋणप�
previously in authority or use); supplant. Definition: an unsecured loan certificate issued by a
Synonyms: replace, supplant, take the place of, take company.
over from, substitute for, displace, oust, overthrow Usage: debenture bond
Antonyms: keep, stay, accept.
Usage: the older models of car have now been 13). Negligent (Adjective) – लापरवाही
superseded
Definition: failing to take proper care over something.
Synonyms: careless, failing to take proper
9). Explicitly (Adverb) -- स्प� �प से care, remiss, neglectful, lax, irresponsible, inattentive
Definition: in a clear and detailed manner, leaving no Antonyms: careful, attentive, conscientious
room for confusion or doubt. Usage: the council had been negligent in its
Synonyms: specially, decidedly, surprisingly. supervision of the children in care
Antonyms: normally, usually, commonly.
Usage: the essay should state explicitly how the facts Editorial 03 – 10 – 2018
support the thesis .
1). Averting (Verb) -- टालना
10). Turbulence (Noun) – अशांित Definition: turn away (one's eyes or thoughts).
Definition: violent or unsteady movement of air or Synonyms: turn aside, turn away, turn to one side
water, or of some other fluid. Antonyms: aid, allow, assist.
Synonyms: rough air currents, irregular atmospheric Usage: she averted her eyes while we made stilted
motion, uneven air movement conversation
Antonyms: breeze.
Usage: the plane shuddered as it entered some 2). Scrap (Noun) -- र�ी माल
turbulence
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Definition: a small piece or amount of something, Definition: (of a thing) pleasant or agreeable because
especially one that is left over after the greater part has suited to one's taste or inclination.
been used. Synonyms: pleasant, pleasing, to one's
Synonyms: liking, agreeable, enjoyable, pleasurable, nice, appeali
fragment, piece, bit, offcut, oddment, snippet, snip, tatt ng, engaging
er, wisp, shred, Antonyms:disagreeable, incompatible
remnant Usage: he went back to a climate more congenial to
Antonyms: keep, preserve his cold stony soul
Usage: I scribbled her address on a scrap of paper
7). Emboldened (Verb) -- �ोत्सािहत करना
3). Tweaks (Verb) – कु छ मोड़ना या ख�चना Definition: give (someone) the courage or confidence
Definition: twist or pull (something) sharply. to do something.
Synonyms: pull sharply, twist, tug, pinch, nip, twitch, Synonyms: give courage, make brave/braver,
squeeze, jerk encourage, hearten, strengthen, fortify
Antonyms: straighten, align Antonyms:dishearten, discourage
Usage: he tweaked the boy's ear Usage: emboldened by the claret, he pressed his knee
against hers
4). Intended (Adjective) -- अिभ�ेत
Definition: planned or meant. 8). Merchandise (Noun) -- वािणज्य पण्य
Synonyms: Definition: goods to be bought and sold.
deliberate, intentional, calculated, conscious, done on Synonyms:
purpose, planned, considered goods, wares, stock, commodities, lines, produce, prod
Antonyms:accidental, sudden, unknown. uct, solutions
Usage: the intended victim escaped Usage: shops which offered an astonishing range of
merchandise
5).Lobbies (Verb) -- �भाव डालना
Definition: seek to influence (a legislator) on an issue. 9). Murky (Adjective) -- अंधेरा और धुंधला
Synonyms: seek to influence, try to persuade, bring Definition: dark and gloomy, especially due to thick
pressure to bear on, importune, persuade, influence mist.
Usage: they insist on their right to lobby Congress Synonyms: dark, gloomy, grey, leaden, dull, dim,
overcast, cloudy, clouded, sunless, foggy, misty
6). Congenial (Adjective) – अनुकूल Antonyms: bright, sunny
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Usage: the sky was murky and a thin drizzle was Synonyms:
falling plague, bedevil, attack, assail, beleaguer, afflict, tormen
t, torture, rack,
10). Discordant (Adjective) -- असहमित म� oppress, trouble
Definition: disagreeing or incongruous. Antonyms: clarify, please, exclude.
Synonyms: in disagreement, at variance, at Usage: the social problems that beset the UK
odds, disagreeing, differing, divergent, discrepant, con

tradictory 2). Polarized (Verb) – �ुवीकृ त होना
Antonyms: in agreement, harmonious, compatible Definition: restrict the vibrations of (a transverse
Usage: the operative principle of democracy is a wave, especially light) wholly or partially to one
balance of discordant qualities direction.
Usage: some of the light is polarized so that it vibrates
11). Tainted (Verb) – दूिषत होना in only one plane
Definition: affect with a bad or undesirable quality.

Synonyms:tarnish, sully, blacken, stain, besmirch, sme 3). Owes (Verb) --कजर् म� होना या ऋणी होना
ar, blot, blemish, stigmatize, mar, corrupt, defile, soi Definition: have an obligation to pay or repay
Antonyms: clean, pure. (something, especially money) in return for something
Usage: his administration was tainted by scandal received.
Synonyms: be in debt (to), be indebted (to), be in
12). Mantle (Noun) -- आच्छा�दत arrears (to), be under an obligation (to), be obligated
Definition: an important role or responsibility that (to)
passes from one person to another. Antonyms: settle up
Synonyms: Usage: they have denied they owe money to the
role, burden, onus, duty, responsibility, function, positi company
on, capacity, task

Antonyms: entertainment, fun, pastime. 4). Lingering (Adjective) -- लंबे समय तक चलने वाला
Usage: the second son has now assumed his father's Definition: lasting for a long time or slow to end.
mantle Synonyms: remaining, surviving, persisting, abiding,
nagging, niggling, gnawing, lasting
Editorial 04 – 10 – 2018 Antonyms: short-lived
1). Beset (Verb) – हमला करना Usage: there are still some lingering doubts in my
Definition: (of a problem or difficulty) trouble mind

(someone or something) persistently.
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5). Patronage (Noun) -- सरपरस्ती Antonyms: confirm.
Definition: the power to control appointments to office Usage: there is no desire to impeach the privileges of
or the right to privileges. the House of Commons
Synonyms: power of appointment, right of

appointment, favouritism, nepotism, partisanship, 9). Egregious (Adjective) -- काफ� खराब; च�का देने वाला
partiality Definition: outstandingly bad; shocking.
Antonyms: attack, harm, obstruction. Synonyms: bad, worse.
Usage: recruits are selected on merit, not through Antonyms: good, perfect.
political patronage Usage: egregious abuses of copyright
6). Bureaucratic (Adjective) -- नौकरशाही 10). Murky (Adjective) – अंधेरा और धुंधला

Definition: relating to a system of government in Definition: dark and gloomy, especially due to thick
which most of the important decisions are taken by mist.
state officials rather than by elected representatives. Synonyms:
Synonyms: administrative, official, procedural, red- dark, gloomy, grey, leaden, dull, dim, overcast, cloudy,
tape, governmental, ministerial, state, civic, constitutio clouded,
nal sunless, foggy, misty
Antonyms: simple, relaxed Antonyms: sunny, hot.
Usage: well-established bureaucratic procedures Usage: the sky was murky and a thin drizzle was
falling
7). Plunged (Verb) -- कू द पड़ना
Definition: jump or dive quickly and energetically. 11). Sober(Adjective) – शांत
Synonyms: jump, dive, hurl oneself, throw Definition: serious, sensible, and solemn.
oneself, fling oneself, launch oneself, catapult oneself Synonyms:
Antonyms: ascend, rise, increase. serious, sensible, solemn, thoughtful, grave, sombre, se
Usage: our little daughters whooped as they plunged vere, earnest, sedate, staid, dignified
into the sea Antonyms: light-hearted, frivolous, sensational,
emotional
8). Impeached (Verb) – महािभयोग करना Usage: a sober view of life
Definition: call into question the integrity or validity of

(a practice). 12). Elusive (Adjective) -- मायावी
Synonyms: challenge, question, call into question, cast Definition: difficult to find, catch, or achieve.
doubt on, raise doubts about
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Synonyms: difficult to catch/find, difficult to track Usage: she had won her mother's unsparing approval.
down He is unsparing in his criticism of the arms trade.
Antonyms: definite, stable, confronting.
Usage: success will become ever more elusive 3) Interlocutors (Noun) -- वातार्कार�
Definition: a person who takes part in a dialogue or
13). Filth (Noun) -- गंदगी conversation.
Definition: obscene and offensive language or printed Synonyms: Minstrel show, Middleman, Minstrel.
material. Usage:Abraham was able to act as interpreter and
Synonyms: pornography, pornographic interlocutor for our group.
literature/films/videos, dirty books, smut, vice
Antonyms: assets, purification, cleanliness. 4)Breakaway (Phrase) – दूर हो जाना
Usage: some calls were vitriolic, accusing us of Definition: A divergence or radical change from
publishing pornography and filth something established or long-standing.
Synonyms: Escape, fly, flee
Editorial 05 – 10 – 2018 Usage: The horse broke away from the starting gate.
1) Wiggle room (noun) –वातार् या संचालन के िलए क्षमता
या दायरा 5) Fend off (phrasal verb) – रोकना पड़ा

Definition: Capacity or scope for negotiation or Definition: To defend oneself against (someone or
operation, especially in order to modify a previous something)
statement or decision. Usage: They succeeded in fending off the
Synonyms: Flexibility, Latitude, Leeway, Elbow room, attack/attackers.
Maneuvering room. They have had to fend off allegations of voter fraud.
Antonyms:
Usage: 6) Apportion (Verb) --आबंटन करना
The BSP shuts the door on the Congress for now, but Definition:
gives itself some wiggle room. Synonyms: Administer, Allocate, Deal (out), Dispense,
The state legislature allows very little wiggle room in Distribute, Dole out, Hand out, Mete (out), Parcel
how to design the ballot. (out), Portion, Prorate
Antonyms: Misallocate
2) Unsparing (Adjective)- स्वतं� �प से और उदारता देना Usage:The proceeds from the auction will be
Definition: Given freely and generously. apportioned among the descendents.
.Synonyms: Merciless; Severe Apportion the expenses between the parties involved.
Antonyms: Grudging, Mean
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The agency apportions water from the lake to
residents. 9) Worthwhile (Adjective) – साथर्क
Definition: Worth the time, money, or effort spent; of
6) Husting (Noun) – चुनाव या उम्मीदवार value or importance.
Definition: A meeting at which candidates in an Synonyms: Advantageous, Beneficial, Constructive,
election address potential voters. Excellent, Good, Important, Invaluable and Justifiable.
Synonyms: Electioneering, Candidature, Political Antonyms:Unimportant and Unprofitable
campaign, Campaigning candidacy Usage: The money is for a worthwhile cause.
Antonyms: Dissuasion Seeing my children's joy made building the tree house
Usage: He could hold his own in an election hustings. all worthwhile.
Is it worthwhile to try to fix my computer?
7) Descend (Verb) --उतरना
Definition: Make a sudden attack on; move or fall 10) Allied (Adjective) -- सम्ब�
downwards. Definition: Joined by or relating to members of an
Synonyms: Drop, Fall, Sink, Subside; Dive, Plummet, alliance.
Plunge, Nosedive, Pitch, Tumble, and Slump. Synonyms:
Antonyms:Ascend, Go up Federated, Confederated, Federal, Associated
Usage: John Dalrymple was descended from an Antonyms: Estranged, Unrelated and Disunited
ancient Ayrshire family. Usage: Two families allied by marriagePeople with
The aircraft began to descend. foreign language fluency and an allied skill such as the
ability to relate to people from different cultures.
8) Viable (adjective) -- �वहायर् Editorial 08 – 10 – 2018
Definition: Capable of working successfully; 1). Denying (Verb) – नकारना
Feasible. Definition: state that one refuses to admit the truth or
Synonyms: Workable, Feasible, Practicable, Practical, existence of.
Applicable, and Usable Synonyms: contradict, repudiate, gainsay, declare
Antonyms: Impossible, Unfeasible, Unlikely, and untrue, dissent from, disagree with, challenge, contest
Unachievable Antonyms: confirm, accept.
Usage: The proposed investment was economically Usage: both firms deny any responsibility for the
viable tragedy
Most clones can produce thousands of viable seeds.
The largest and most viable population of this 2). Incited (Verb) -- उकसाना
endangered vetch.
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Definition: encourage or stir up (violent or unlawful 6). Satirical (Adjective) -- �ंगपूणर्
behaviour). Definition: sarcastic, critical, and mocking another's
Synonyms: boost, encourage, kindle. weaknesses.
Antonyms: suppress, dissuade, deter Synonyms:
Usage: they conspired to incite riots mocking, ironic, ironical, satiric, sarcastic, sardonic, sc
ornful, derisive,
3). Endorsement (Noun) -- परांकन ridiculing, taunting
Definition: the action of endorsing someone or Antonyms: calm, kind, mild, nice.
something. Usage:his satirical sense of humour
Synonyms: support, backing, approval, seal of
approval, agreement, acceptance, recommendation 7). Enmity (Noun) -- श�ुता
Antonyms: opposition Definition: a state or feeling of active opposition or
Usage: the issue of full independence received hostility.
overwhelming endorsement Synonyms:
hostility, animosity, antagonism, friction, antipathy, ani
4). Stringent (Adjective) – कड़ी से कड़ी या कठोर mus, opposition,
Definition: (of regulations, requirements, or dissension, rivalry
conditions) strict, precise, and exacting. Antonyms: friendship, goodwill
Synonyms: Usage: decades of enmity between the two countries
strict, firm, rigid, rigorous, severe, harsh, tough, tight, e
xacting, 8). Mystifyingly (Verb) – रहस्यमय करना
demanding, inflexible, stiff Definition: utterly bewilder or perplex (someone).
Antonyms: lenient, flexible Synonyms:
Usage: stringent guidelines on air pollution bewilder, puzzle, perplex, baffle, confuse, confound, be
muse,
5). Tranquillity (Noun) -- �शािन्त obfuscate, nonplus, throw, get
Definition: the quality or state of being tranquil; calm. Antonyms: clarify, clear up, help, lose.
Synonyms: peace, peacefulness, restfulness, repose, Usage: I was completely mystified by his
reposefulness, calm, calmness, quiet, quietness disappearance
Antonyms: commotion, busyness, excitability
Usage: passing cars are the only noise that disturbs the 9). Breach (Noun) -- उल्लंघन
tranquillity of rural life Definition: an act of breaking or failing to observe a
law, agreement, or code of conduct.
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Synonyms: contravention, violation, breaking, non- Definition: recover or cause to recover in health,
observance, infringement, transgression, neglect, derel spirits, or poise.
iction Synonyms: recover, improve, get better, pick
Antonyms: agreement, closure, bridge. up, revive, come back, make a
Usage: a breach of confidence comeback, rebound, bounce back
Antonyms: disperse, slump.
10). Curtailing(Verb) – कटौती करना Usage: he floundered for a moment, then rallied again
Definition: reduce in extent or quantity; impose a

restriction on. 4). Contentious (Adjective) --- िववादास्पद
Synonyms: reduce, cut, cut down, cut Definition: causing or likely to cause an argument;
back, decrease, lessen, diminish, slim down, tighten controversial.
up, retrench Synonyms:
Antonyms: increase, lengthen controversial, disputable, debatable, disputed, contende
Usage: civil liberties were further curtailed d, open to question/debate, moot
Editorial 09 – 10 – 2018 Antonyms: agreeable.
1). Overwhelmingly (Adverb) -- अत्यिधक �प से Usage: a contentious issue
Definition: toa very great degree or with a great

majority. 5). Intensified (Verb) -- ती� हो जाना
Synonyms: very large, profuse, enormous, immense, Definition: become or make more intense.
inordinate, massive, huge, formidable, stupendous Synonyms: escalate, step up, boost, increase, raise,
Antonyms: small, little, few. sharpen, strengthen, augment, add to, concentrate
Usage: the country voted overwhelmingly for Antonyms: lessen, abate
independence Usage: the dispute began to intensify
2). Perception (Noun) -- दृि�कोण 6). Brink (Noun) -- कगार

Definition: the way in which something is regarded, Definition: a point at which something, typically
understood, or interpreted. something unwelcome, is about to happen; the verge.
Synonyms: approach, impression, flash, thought. Synonyms: verge, edge, threshold, point, dawn
Antonyms: concrete, ignorance, stupidity. Antonyms: middle, centre.
Usage: Hollywood's perception of the tastes of the Usage: the country was on the brink of a constitutional
American public crisis
3). Rally(Verb) – ठीक हो जाना 7). Tenet (Noun) --- िस�ांत

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Definition: a principle or belief, especially one of the 1). Toddler (Noun) -- ब�ा
main principles of a religion or philosophy. Definition: a young child who is just beginning to
Synonyms: walk.
principle, belief, doctrine, precept, creed, credo, article Usage: Are these toys suitable for toddlers?
of faith, dogma
Antonyms: doubt, disbelief, unbelief. 2). Exodus (Noun) --��मान �स्थान
Usage: the tenets of classical liberalism
Definition: a mass departure of people.
Synonyms: mass departure, withdrawal, evacuation,
8). Epoch (Noun) -- युग leaving
Definition: the beginning of a period in the history of Antonyms: coming, advent, appearance, entrance,
someone or something. entry, materialization, approach
Synonyms: era, age, period, time, aeon, span Usage: the annual exodus of sun-seeking Canadians to
Usage: these events marked an epoch in their history Florida
9). Herald (Noun) -- अ�-दूत 3). Disquiet (Verb) -- �चितत या असहज बनाना
Definition: a person or thing viewed as a sign that Definition: make (someone) worried or uneasy.
something is about to happen. Synonyms:
Synonyms: perturb, agitate, upset, disturb, unnerve, unsettle, disco
harbinger, sign, indicator, indication, signal, prelude, p mpose, disconcert, ruffle, startle
ortent, omen, Antonyms: calm, happiness.
augury, forewarning Usage: she felt disquieted at the lack of interest the
Usage: they considered the first primroses as the girl had shown
herald of spring
4). Resentment (Noun) -- कड़वाहट, �ोध

10). Ethnic (Adjective) -- संजाित िवषयक Definition: bitter indignation at having been treated
Definition: relating to a population subgroup (within a unfairly.
larger or dominant national or cultural group) with a Synonyms: bitterness, indignation, irritation, pique,
common national or cultural tradition. displeasure, dissatisfaction, disgruntlement,
Synonyms: racial, race-related, ethnological, genetic, discontentment
inherited Antonyms: contentment, happiness
Antonyms: new, recent. Usage: his resentment at being demoted
Usage: ethnic and cultural rights and traditions
Editorial 10 – 10 – 2018 5). Domiciles (Noun) -- अिधवािसय�
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Definition: treat a specified country as a permanent Synonyms: agreement, harmony, concord, like-
home. mindedness, concurrence, consent, common consent
Usage: the tenant is domiciled in the United Kingdom Antonyms: disagreement, minority view
Usage: there is a growing consensus that the current
6). Prognosis(Noun) -- �ाग्ज्ञान regime has failed
Definition: a forecast of the likely outcome of a

situation. 10). Paucity (Noun) -- अपयार्�, कमी
Synonyms: forecast, prediction, projection, Definition: the presence of something in only small or
prognostication, prophecy insufficient quantities or amounts.
Antonyms: calculation, measurement. Synonyms: insufficient, deficiency, absence, dearth
Usage: gloomy prognoses about overpopulation Antonyms: sufficient, abundance, enough.
Usage: a paucity of information
7). Severity (Noun) -- ती�ता, गंभीरता Editorial 11 – 10 – 2018
Definition: the fact or condition of being severe. 1). Hauled (Verb) -- ढोना
Synonyms: acuteness, seriousness, gravity, graveness, Definition: (of a person) pull or drag with effort or
severeness, grievousness force.
Antonyms: mildness, leniency, geniality, elaboration Synonyms:
Usage: sentences should reflect the severity of the drag, pull, tug, heave, hump, trail, draw, tow, manhandl
crime e
Antonyms: push.
8). Incentives (Noun) -- �ोत्साहन Usage: he hauled his bike out of the shed
Definition: a thing that motivates or encourages

someone to do something. 2). Colonial (Noun) -- औपिनवेिशक
Synonyms: Definition: a native or inhabitant of a colony.
inducement, motivation, motive, reason, stimulus, stim Synonyms: group, joint, together.
ulant, spur, Antonyms: separate, disjoint.
impetus, encouragement Usage: a rebellion by Dutch-speaking colonials
Antonyms: discourage, prevention, block.
Usage:give farmers an incentive to improve their land 3). Overawe (Verb) – �भािवत करना
Definition: impress (someone) so much that they are
9). Consensus (Noun) -- आम सहमित silent or inhibited.
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Synonyms: intimidate, daunt, cow, take someone's Usage: the child was lured into a car but managed to
breath away, awe, disconcert, blind someone with escape
something
Antonyms: discourage, fail. 7). Crippled (Adjective) – पंगु
Usage: the eleven-year-old was overawed by the Definition: (of a person) unable to walk or move
atmosphere properly; disabled.
Usage: a crippled old man
4). Absurdity (Noun) – िवसंगित,हास्यास्पद
Definition: the quality or state of being ridiculous or 8). Pedestrians (Noun) -- पैदल या�ी
wildly unreasonable. Definition: a person walking rather than travelling in a
Synonyms: vehicle.
preposterousness, ridiculousness, ludicrousness, absurd Synonyms: walker, person on
ness, farcicality foot, hiker, rambler, stroller, wayfarer
Antonyms: reasonableness, sense Antonyms: driver
Usage: Duncan laughed at the absurdity of the Usage: the road is so dangerous pedestrians avoid it
situation
9). Paradigm (Noun) -- �प-िनदशर्न

5). Ridiculous (Adjective) -- हास्यास्पद Definition: a set of linguistic items that form mutually
Definition: deserving or inviting derision or mockery; exclusive choices in particular syntactic roles
absurd. Usage: English determiners form a paradigm: we can
Synonyms: laughable, absurd, comical, funny, say ‘a book’ or ‘his book’ but not ‘a his book’
hilarious, humorous, risible, derisory, droll
Antonyms: serious, sensible, reasonable 10). Dismal(Adjective) – िनराशाजनक
Usage: that ridiculous tartan cap
Definition: causing a mood of gloom or depression.
Synonyms:
6). Lure (Verb) – लुभाना dingy, dim, dark, gloomy, sombre, dreary, drab, dull, d
Definition:tempt (a person or animal) to do something esolate, bleak, cheerless, comfortless
or to go somewhere, especially by offering some form Antonyms: bright, cheerful.
of reward. Usage: the dismal weather made the late afternoon
Synonyms: seem like evening
tempt, entice, attract, induce, coax, persuade, inveigle, Editorial 12-10-2018
allure, seduce, win over, cajol 1). Endogenous (Adjective) -- अंतजार्त
Antonyms: deter, put off
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Definition: growing or originating from within an Definition: something that streams out rapidly.
organism. Synonyms:
Usage: endogenous gene sequences outflow, outflowing, outrush, rush, flood, deluge, disch
arge, issue, spurt,
2). Flaws (Noun) -- दोष Jet, cascade, stream
Definition: a mark, blemish, or other imperfection Usage: a massive outpouring of high-energy gamma
which mars a substance or object. rays
Synonyms: defect, blemish, fault, imperfection,

deficiency, weakness, weak spot/point, inadequacy 6).Seduces (Verb) – बहकाना
Antonyms: strength, gain. Definition: entice (someone) to do or believe
Usage: a flaw in the glass something inadvisable or foolhardy.
Synonyms:
3). Allegations (Noun) -- आरोप attract, allure, lure, tempt, entice, beguile, cajole, whee
Definition: a claim or assertion that someone has done dle, ensnare,
something illegal or wrong, typically one made without charm, captivate, enchant
proof. Antonyms: passive, inactive.
Synonyms: Usage: they should not be seduced into thinking that
claim, assertion, declaration, statement, proclamation, c their success ruled out the possibility of a relapse
ontention,
argument, affirmation, averment 7). Misdemeanour (Noun) -- दुष्कमर्
Antonyms: denial, exculpation. Definition: a minor wrongdoing.
Usage: he made allegations of corruption against the Synonyms: wrongdoing, evil
administration deed, crime, felony, criminal act
Antonyms: obedience.
4). Propositioning (Noun) -- एक �स्ताव या सुझाव Usage: the player can expect a suspension for his latest
बनाना misdemeanour
Definition:make an offer or suggestion to.

Synonyms: proposal, premise, initiative 8). Perhaps (Adverb) – शायद,कदािचत
Antonyms: oppose, rejection. Definition: used to express uncertainty or possibility.
Usage: I was propositioned by the editor about Synonyms: maybe, for all I know, for all you know, it
becoming film critic of the paper could be (that), it may be (that), it is possible
Antonyms: impossible.
5). Outpourings (Noun) -- उं डेलना Usage: perhaps I should have been frank with him
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Definition: a system or ordered way of doing things.
9). Internalise (Verb ) -- आंत�रक बनाना Synonyms: system, arrangement, scheme, code
Definition: make (attitudes or behaviour) part of one's Antonyms: combine, alter, change.
nature by learning or unconscious assimilation. Usage: detention centres with a very tough physical
Synonyms: assign, impute, attribute. regime

Antonyms: cheerfulness, promote.
Usage: people learn gender stereotypes and internalize 4). Gravamen(Noun) -- नािलश
them Definition: the essence or most serious part of a
complaint or accusation.
10). Stalking (Verb) – गुस्से म� बाहर िनकल जाना Synonyms: important, predominant, essential.
Definition: stride somewhere in a proud, stiff, or angry Antonyms: unimportant, insignificant
manner. Usage: a constitutional violation may comprise the
Synonyms: angry, bitter, irate, irritable. gravamen of a plaintiff's complaint
Antonyms: calm, happy,peaceful.

Usage: without another word she turned and stalked 5). Vague (Adjective) -- अस्प�, अिनि�तकालीन
out Definition: of uncertain, indefinite, or unclear
Editorial 15 – 10 – 2018 character or meaning.
1). Efficacy (Noun) – �भावका�रता,�भावोत्पादकता Synonyms:indistinct, indefinite, indeterminate, unclear
Definition: the ability to produce a desired or intended Antonyms: clear, precise, firm, sharpness
result. Usage: many patients suffer vague symptom
Synonyms: adequacy, ability, power, vigor.

Antonyms: inadequacy, failure, week. 6). Innuendo (Noun) -- एक अलौ�कक या ितरछी �टप्पणी
Usage: there is little information on the efficacy of this या संकेत
treatment Definition: an allusive or oblique remark or hint,
typically a suggestive or disparaging one.
2). Apocalypse (Noun) -- कयामत Synonyms: insinuation, implication, hint, suggestion,
Definition: an event involving destruction or damage intimation, overtone, undertone, whisper, allusion
on a catastrophic scale. Antonyms: evidence, proof.
Synonyms: damage, demolish, destroy Usage: she's always making sly innuendoes
Antonyms: encourage, build up.
Usage: the apocalypse of World War II 7). Interning(Verb) -- नजरबंद कर देना
Definition: confine (someone) as a prisoner, especially
3). Regime (Noun) --�णाली, �वस्था for political or military reasons.
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Synonyms: imprison, incarcerate, impound, jail, put in Definition: an unintended consequence of an event or
jail, put behind bars, detain action, especially an unwelcome one.
Antonyms: release, free. Synonyms: consequence, result, effect, outcome, by-
Usage: the family were interned for the duration of the product
war as enemy aliens Antonyms: cause, root, source.
Usage: the move would have grave repercussions for
the entire region
8). Misdemeanours (Noun) -- दुष्कमर्
Definition: a minor wrongdoing. 2). Neophyte (Noun) -- नवछा�ा
Synonyms: wrongdoing, evil Definition: a person who is new to a subject or
deed, crime, felony, criminal act activity.
Antonyms: obedience. Synonyms: beginner, learner, novice, newcomer, new
Usage: the player can expect a suspension for his latest member, new entrant, new recruit, raw recruit
misdemeanour Antonyms: experts, professional
Usage: four-day cooking classes are offered to
9). Tarnish (Verb) -- िवघ�टत हो जाना neophytes and experts
Definition: lose or cause to lose lustre, especially as a

result of exposure to air or moisture. 3). Glaring (Adjective) -- बेहद स्प� या िविश�
Synonyms: become discoloured, discolour, stain, rust, Definition: highly obvious or conspicuous.
oxidize, corrode, deteriorate Synonyms: obvious, conspicuous, plain to
Antonyms:brighten, polish see, unmistakable, obtrusive, striking, flagrant, blatant
Usage: silver tarnishes too easily Antonyms:inconspicuous, minor
Usage: there is a glaring omission in the data
10). Heft (Verb) -- उठाना या ले जाना (कु छ भारी)
Definition: lift or carry (something heavy). 4). Predecessor (Noun) -- पूवार्िधकारी
Synonyms: lift, lift up, raise, raise Definition: a person who held a job or office before the
up, heave, hoist, haul, manhandle current holder.
Antonyms: put down Synonyms: former/previous holder of the post,
Usage: he lifted crates and hefted boxes forerunner, precursor
Antonyms: successor, beneficiary, inheritor.
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1). Repercussions (Noun) – प�रणाम या �भाव similar to that of his predecessor
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5). Saddle (Verb) -- भारी िजम्मेदारी या कायर् देना Usage: The administration assembled the $50 billion
Definition: burden (someone) with an onerous emergency bailout package to ease a financial crisis in
responsibility or task. Mexico.
Synonyms: burden, encumber, lumber, hamper, weigh

down, land, charge 9). Disquieting (Adjective) -- बेचैन
Antonyms: aid, allow, assist, comfort. Definition: inducing feelings of anxiety or worry.
Usage: he's saddled with debts of $12 million Synonyms: annoying, worrying, troubling
Antonyms: happy, calm, settling.
6). Shaky (Adjective) -- अिस्थर Usage: he found Jean's gaze disquieting
Definition: unstable because of poor construction or

heavy use. 10). Incumbent (Adjective) -- अवलंबी
Synonyms: unsteady, unstable, wobbly, precarious, Definition: necessary for (someone) as a duty or
rocky, rickety, flimsy, frail responsibility.
Antonyms: steady, stable, constant, regular. Synonyms: binding, obligatory, mandatory, necessary,
Usage: a cracked, dangerously shaky table compulsory
Antonyms: optional, past, future.
7). Crunch (Noun) --महत्वपूणर् �बदु या िस्थित Usage: the government realized that it was incumbent
Definition: a crucial point or situation, typically one at on them to act
which a decision with important consequences must be

made. 11). Ousting (Verb) -- बाहर िनकालना
Synonyms: moment of truth, critical Definition: drive out or expel (someone) from a
point, crux, crisis, decision time, zero hour position or place.
Antonyms: calm, peace, trivia. Synonyms: drive out, expel, force out, throw out,
Usage: when it comes to the crunch you chicken out remove, remove from office/power, eject, get rid of,
depose
8). Bailouts (Noun) -- एक असफल �ापार या अथर्�वस्था Antonyms: hire, place, allow, give.
को पतन से बचाने के िलए िव�ीय सहायता देने का एक Usage: the reformists were ousted from power
अिधिनयम
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Definition: an act of giving financial assistance to a
1). Assassination (Noun) – ह्त्या
failing business or economy to save it from collapse.
Definition: the action of assassinating someone.
Synonyms: murder, killing, political
execution, slaughter, butchery, homicide
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Usage: the assassination of President Kennedy Synonyms: guide, direct, manoeuvre
Antonyms: follow, trail.
2). Premises (Noun) -- प�रसर Usage: he steered the boat slowly towards the busy
Definition: a house or building, together with its land quay
and outbuildings, occupied by a business or considered

in an official context. 6). Steep (Adjective) -- खड़ी
Synonyms: building(s), property, site, establishment, Definition: (of a slope, flight of stairs, or angle) rising
office, place or falling sharply; almost perpendicular.
Antonyms: vacant, unoccupied. Synonyms:
Usage:the company has moved to new premises precipitous, sheer, abrupt, sharp, perpendicular, vertical
, bluff
3). Fluctuating (Verb) --उतार-चढ़ाव होना Antonyms: gentle, reasonable.
Definition: rise and fall irregularly in number or Usage: she pushed the bike up the steep hill
amount.
Synonyms: 7). Consulate (Noun) -- वािणज्य दूतावास
vary, differ, shift, change, alter, waver, swing, oscillate, Definition: the building in which a consul's duties are
alternate, rise and fall, go up and down carried out.
Antonyms: sable, static, steady. Synonyms: official, order.
Usage: trade with other countries tends to fluctuate Antonyms: unofficial.
from year to year Usage: he called at the consulate in Palestine to pick
up a visa
4). Rival (Verb) – �ित�ं�ी होना
Definition: be or seem to be equal or comparable to. 8). Letting (Verb) -- अनुमित देना
Synonyms: compete with, vie with, match, be a match Definition: Not prevent or forbid; allow.
for, equal, emulate, measure up to, come up to Synonyms: allow, permit, give permission to, give
Antonyms: partner, ally. leave to, authorize, sanction, grant, grant the right to
Usage: the efficiency of the Bavarians rivals that of Antonyms: prevent, stop.
the Viennese Usage: my boss let me leave early
5). Steering (Verb) – िनयंि�त करना 9). Ally (Verb) – िमलाना

Definition:guide or control the movement of (a Definition: combine or unite a resource or commodity
vehicle, vessel, or aircraft), for example by turning a with (another) for mutual benefit.
wheel or operating a rudder.
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Synonyms: 3). Dismal (Adjective) -- िनराशाजनक
combine, marry, couple, merge, amalgamate, join, pool Definition: causing a mood of gloom or depression.
, fuse Synonyms: dingy, dim, dark, gloomy, sombre, dreary,
Antonyms:break, chop, cut, hew, lop, cleave drab, dull, desolate, bleak, cheerless, comfortless
Usage: he allied his racing experience with his father's Antonyms:bright, cheerful
business acumen Usage: the dismal weather made the late afternoon
seem like evening
10). Adversely (Verb) -- �ितकू लता से
Definition: in a way that prevents success or 4). Fray (Verb) -- िघस जाना
development; harmfully or unfavourably. Definition: (of a fabric, rope, or cord) unravel or
Synonyms: negativity, resentful, sceptically. become worn at the edge, typically through constant
Antonyms: positivity. rubbing.
Usage: his self-confidence was adversely affected for Synonyms: unravel, wear, wear thin, wear out, wear
years to come away, wear through, become worn
Editorial 18 – 10 – 2018 Antonyms: peace, agreement, quiet.
1). Verdict (Noun) -- अिधमत Usage: cheap fabric soon frays
Definition: a decision on an issue of fact in a civil or
criminal case or an inquest. 5). Alienation (Noun) -- अलगाव क� भावना
Synonyms: Definition: the state or experience of being alienated.
judgement, adjudication, adjudgement, decision, findin Synonyms:
g, ruling, isolation, detachment, estrangement, distance, separatio
resolution, pronouncement n, severance,
Antonyms: accusation parting, division
Usage: the jury returned a verdict of not guilty Antonyms: combine, joint, unite.
Usage: a sense of alienation from our environment
2). Viable (Adjective) -- �वहायर्
Definition: capable of working successfully; feasible. 6). Exacerbated (Verb) – बढ़ोतरीकरना ,बदतर बनाना
Synonyms: workable, feasible, practicable, practical, Definition: make (a problem, bad situation, or negative
applicable, usable, manageable, operable, operational feeling) worse.
Antonyms: impracticable Synonyms: aggravate, make worse, worsen, inflame,
Usage: the proposed investment was economically compound
viable Antonyms:calm, reduce
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Usage: the exorbitant cost of land in urban areas only Synonyms:
exacerbated the problem alliance, union, partnership, affiliation, bloc, caucus
Antonyms: detachment, disunion, divorce.
7). Interlocutor (Noun) -- वातार्कार Usage: a coalition between Liberals and Conservatives
Definition: a person who takes part in a dialogue or

conversation. 2). Chequered (Adjective) -- िविवध, िमि�त
Definition:marked by periods of varied fortune or
8). Fallout (Noun) -- �ितकू ल प�रणाम discreditable incidents.
Definition: the adverse results of a situation or action. Synonyms: varied, mixed, eventful, full of ups and
Synonyms: outgrowth, result, spinoff. downs, up and down
Antonyms: cause, origin Antonyms: fixed, stable.
Usage: he's prepared to take calculated risks regardless Usage: the chequered history of post-war Britain
of political fallout
3). Nemesis (Noun) -- लंबे समय से �ित�ं�ी
9). Forge (Verb) – िनमार्ण करना Definition: a long-standing rival; an arch-enemy.
Definition: create (something) strong, enduring, or Synonyms: arch-enemy, arch-
successful. rival, enemy, rival, foe, adversary, opponent, antagonis
Synonyms: build, build up, construct, form, create t, combatant, challenger
Antonyms: genuine Antonyms: advantage, associate, happiness.
Usage: the two women forged a close bond Usage: will Harry Potter finally defeat his nemesis,
Voldemort?
10). Coherent (Adjective) -- संस�

Definition: (of an argument, theory, or policy) logical 4). Reconciliation (Noun) -- सुलह
and consistent. Definition: the restoration of friendly relations.
Synonyms: logical, reasoned, reasonable, well Synonyms: reuniting, reunion, bringing (back)
reasoned, rational together (again), conciliation, reconcilement
Antonyms: incoherent, muddled Antonyms: estrangement, alienation, feud,
Usage: they failed to develop a coherent economic incompatibility
strategy Usage: his reconciliation with your uncle
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1). Coalition (Noun) -- गठबंधन 5). Bonhomie (Noun) -- खुशिमज़ाजी
Definition: a temporary alliance for combined action, Definition: cheerful friendliness; geniality.
especially of political parties forming a government.

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Synonyms: Definition: distraught with fear, anxiety, or other
geniality, congeniality, conviviality, cordiality, affabilit emotion.
y, amiability Synonyms: panic-stricken, panic-
Antonyms: coldness struck, panicky, beside oneself, at one's wits'
Usage: he exuded good humour and bonhomie end, berserk, distraught
Antonyms: calm, peace.
6). Impetus (Noun) – �ेरणा या �ोत्साहन Usage: she was frantic with worry
Definition: something that makes a process or activity

happen or happen more quickly. 10). Proximity (Noun) -- सामीप्य
Synonyms:motivation, stimulus, incitement, incentive, Definition: nearness in space, time, or relationship.
inducement, inspiration, encouragement, boost Synonyms:closeness, nearness, presence,
Antonyms: block, check, discourage, hindrance. juxtaposition, propinquity
Usage: the ending of the Cold War gave new impetus Antonyms: distance, remote, fair.
to idealism Usage: do not operate microphones in close proximity
to television sets
7). Ghastly (Adjective) --भयंकर
Definition: causing great horror or fear. Editorial 23 – 10 – 2018
Synonyms: 1). Legitimate(Adjective) -- िविधसम्मत

terrible, frightful, horrible, grim, awful, dire Definition: conforming to the law or to rules.
Antonyms:pleasant, trivial, excusable Synonyms:
Usage: one of the most ghastly crimes ever committed legal, lawful, licit, legalized, authorized, permitted, per
missible,
8). Carnage (Noun) -- नरसंहार Allowable, allowed, admissible
Definition: the killing of a large number of people. Antonyms: illegal, illegitimate
Synonyms: slaughter, massacre, mass murder, mass Usage: his claims to legitimate authority
destruction, butchery, bloodbath, indiscriminate

bloodshed 2). Turf (Verb) --बाहर िनकालदेना
Antonyms: peace, calm. Definition: force (someone) to leave somewhere.
Usage: the bombing was timed to cause as much Synonyms: throw out, remove, eject, expel, turn
carnage as possible out, fling out, force out, drive out
Usage: they were turfed off the bus
9). Frantic (Adjective) -- घबराहट
3). Purview (Noun) -- अवधारणा
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Definition: range of experience or thought. Definition: gather together or accumulate (a large
Synonyms: concept, attenuation, attitude. amount or number of material or things) over a period
Antonyms: blindness, mistake, stupidity. of time.
Usage: social taboos meant that little information was Synonyms: gather, collect, assemble
likely to come within the purview of women generally Antonyms:dissipate
Usage: he amassed a fortune estimated at close to a
4). Synergy (Noun) -- तालमेल million pounds
Definition: the interaction or cooperation of two or

more organizations, substances, or other agents to 8). Untenable (Adjective) -- अिस्थर, असमथर्नीय
produce a combined effect greater than the sum of their Definition: (especially of a position or view) not able
separate effects. to be maintained or defended against attack or
Synonyms: team work, harmony, union, team effort. objection.
Antonyms: discord, divorce, separation. Synonyms:
Usage: the synergy between artist and record company indefensible, undefendable, unarguable, insupportable,
refutable,
5). Dissident (Noun) --- मतभेद करनेवाला unsustainable, unjustified
Definition: a person who opposes official policy, Antonyms: tenable, defensible
especially that of an authoritarian state. Usage: this argument is clearly untenable
Synonyms: dissenter, objector, protester, disputant

Antonyms: conformist. 9). Tortured (Verb) -- यातनाएं देना
Usage: a dissident who had been jailed by a military Definition: cause great mental suffering to.
regime Synonyms:
torment, afflict, harrow, plague, distress, agonize, cause
6). Rogue (Noun) -- एक बेईमान या अनुशािसत आदमी। agony to, cause suffering to, inflict anguish on
Definition: a dishonest or unprincipled man. Antonyms: relieve, comfort
Synonyms: scoundrel, villain, reprobate, rascal, good- Usage: he was tortured by grief
for-nothing, wretch
Antonyms: honest, straight.
Usage: you are a rogue and an embezzler 10). Dubious (Adjective) -- सं�दग्ध
Definition: hesitating or doubting.
7). Amassed (Verb) – संकिलत करना Synonyms: doubtful, uncertain, unsure, in
doubt, hesitant
Antonyms: certain, definite
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Usage: I was rather dubious about the whole idea 5) Augur (Verb) -- भिवष्य बताना
Editorial 24 – 10 – 2018 Definition: (of an event or circumstance) portend a
1) Unsavoury (adjective) -- बेस्वाद good or bad outcome.
Definition: Disagreeable to taste, smell, or look at. Synonyms: Fortune teller, Crystal gazer, Clairvoyant,
Synonyms: Disreputable, Unpleasant, Disagreeable Psychic, Visionary,
Antonyms: Agreeable, Appetizing, Delicious and Antonyms: Warrant, Demonstrate, Establish, Prove,
Delightful Usage: The end of the cold war seemed to augur well
Usage: They looked at the scanty, unsavoury portions 6) Regressive (adjective) -- �ितगामी
of food doled out to them Definition:Returning to a former or less developed
2) Haunt (Verb) --िनयिमत �प से (एक स्थान) पर खुद को state; characterized by regression.
�कट करना Synonyms: Unmodernised, Backward, Unmodernized,
Definition: Manifest itself at (a place) regularly. Retrogressive.
Synonyms: Hang-out, Stamping ground, Meeting Antonyms: Liberal, Progressive and Radical
place, Territory Usage: Regressive aspects of recent local government
Usage: A grey lady who haunts the chapel reform
The bar was a favourite haunt of artists of the time 7) Stature (Noun) -- क्षमता या उपलिब्ध से �ा� महत्व या
3) Disillusioned (Adjective) -- मोहभंग �ित�ा

Definition: Disappointed in someone or something that Definition: Importance or reputation gained by ability
one discovers to be less good than one had believed. or achievement.
Synonyms: Disenchanted, Disappointed, Downcast Synonyms: Reputation, Celebrity, Renown and
and Discouraged Acclaim
Antonyms: Trusting, Enthusiastic Antonyms: Impotence, Inability and Inadequacy
Usage: The minority groups were completely Usage: An architect of international stature
disillusioned with the party 8) Corroborate (Verb) -- मंिडत कतना
4) Credibility (Noun) -- िव�सनीयता Definition: Confirm or give support to (a statement,
Definition: The quality of being trusted and believed theory, or finding).
in. Synonyms: Confirm, Verify, Endorse, Ratify,
Synonyms: Trustworthiness, Reliability, Authenticate and Validate
Dependability, Integrity, Character Antonyms: Contradict
Antonyms: Implausibility Usage: The witness had corroborated the boy's account
Usage: The book's anecdotes have scant regard for of the attack
credibility 9) Fabricate (verb) – िनमार्ण करना
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Definition: Invent (something) in order to deceive. Usage: I asked her to be my wife, and was rebuffed in
Synonyms: Falsify, Fake, Counterfeit, Make Up and no uncertain terms
Invent 5) Embolden (Verb) -- �ोत्सािहत करना
Antonyms: Destroy, Dismantle Definition: Give (someone) the courage or confidence
Usage: You will have to fabricate an exhaust system to do something.
10) Implicate (Verb) -- फं साना Synonyms: Encourage, Hearten, Strengthen
Definition: show (someone) to be involved in a crime. Antonyms: Dishearten, Discourage
Synonyms: Incriminate, Compromise Usage: Emboldened by the claret, he pressed his knee
Antonyms: Absolve against her
Usage: He implicated his government in the murders of 6) Purport (Verb) – मुराद होना
three judges Definition: To have the often specious appearance of
Viruses are known to be implicated in the development being, intending, or claiming
of certain cancers Synonyms: profess, pretend
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1) Rumble (Verb) – गड़गड़ाहट होना Usage: a book that purports to be an objective analysis
Definition: make a continuous deep, resonant sound
Synonyms: Boom, Thunder, Roll, Roar, Resound 7) Sloganeer (Noun) -- नारे आिवष्कार कर�
Usage: Thunder rumbled high above us Definition: Employ or invent slogans, typically in a
2) Feud (Noun) – सामंत याझगड़ा political context.
Definition: A prolonged and bitter quarrel or dispute Synonyms: Academic Writing, Delivery, Diction.
Synonyms: Quarrel, Fight, Argue, Bicker, Squabble, Usage: Contrary to the vocal sloganeers who want to
Antonyms: Accord, Agreement, Calm and Concord make America great
Usage: His long-standing feud with Universal Pictures 8) Persecution (Noun) --उत्पीड़न
3) Abrupt (Adjective) -- अकस्मात Definition: Hostility and Ill-treatment
Definition: Sudden and unexpected. Synonyms: Oppression, Victimization,
Synonyms: Sudden, Immediate and Instantaneous, Maltreatment
Antonyms: Gradual, Unhurried Antonyms: Happiness, joy, help
Usage: I was surprised by the abrupt change of subject Usage: Her family fled religious persecution
4) Rebuff (Verb) – िझड़कना , अस्वीकार करना 9) Vitiate (Verb) -- �� करना
Definition: Reject (someone or something) in an Definition: Spoil or impair the quality or efficiency of.
abrupt or ungracious manner. Synonyms: Abase, Bastardize, Canker
Synonyms: Reject, Turn Down, Spurn, Refuse, Antonyms: Dignify, Exalt and Honor
Antonyms: Praise, Approval, Compliment
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Usage: Development programmes have been vitiated Synonyms: Moralist, Equalitarian
by the rise in population Antonyms: Elitist, Tyrannical and Authoritarian
10) Sordid (Adjective) -- िघनौना Usage: All aspects of the business of sanitation need
Definition: Involving immoral or dishonourable reform if India is to meet Goal Number 6 of the
actions and motives; arousing moral distaste and Sustainable Development Goals with egalitarian
contempt. policies.
Synonyms: Sleazy, Seedy, Seamy and Unsavoury, 4) Faecal (Adjective) – मलीय
Antonyms: High-Minded and Respectable Definition: Relating to or resembling faeces
Usage: The overcrowded housing conditions were Synonyms: Ordure, Dung, Manure, Scat
sordid and degrading Antonyms: fresh, Pleasant, Uncorrupt
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1) Ignominious (Adjective) -- अपमानजनक spite of working in mission mode to expand sanitation,
Definition: Deserving or causing public disgrace or 87% of faecal sludge expelled from toilets in urban
shame. areas is untreated.
Synonyms:Humiliating, Undignified, Embarrassing, 5) Render (Verb) --�स्तुत करना

Mortifying Definition: Provide or give (a service, help, etc.).
Antonyms: Glorious, Admirable Synonyms: Give, Provide, Supply
Usage: No other party risked ignominious defeat. Antonyms: Keep, Take, Withhold and Conceal
With the government of Edappadi K. Palaniswami Usage: Money serves as a reward for services rendered
hanging on for dear life, the result could be the 6) Legitimacy (Noun) -- वैधता
difference between his continuance and an Definition: Conformity to the law or to rules.
ignominious exit. Synonyms: Authority, Justice, Validity and
2) Upheaval (Noun) -- उथल-पुथल Lawfulness
Definition: A violent or sudden change or disruption to Usage: The present chief Minister of the state trying to
something. retain his political legitimacy
Synonyms: Turmoil, Pandemonium, Bedlam and 7) Erosion (Noun) -- अपक्षरण
Furore, Definition: The gradual destruction or diminution of
Antonyms: Stability, Tranquility something.
Usage: The upheaval caused by wartime evacuation Synonyms: Abrasion, Scraping Away, Grinding down
3) Egalitarian (Adjective) -- समानािधकारवादी Antonyms: Construction and Strengthening
Definition: Believing in or based on the principle that Usage: The erosion of support for the party
all people are equal and deserve equal rights and 8) Untenable (Adjective) -- अिस्थर, असमथर्नीय
opportunities.
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Definition: (especially of a position or view) not able Definition: A tax or duty to be paid on a particular
to be maintained or defended against attack or class of imports or exports.
objection. Synonyms: Cost, Duty, Excise, Levy, Price, Rate, Tax
Synonyms: Indefensible, Undefendable, Usage: The reduction of trade barriers and import
Unarguable, tariffs
Antonyms: Tenable, Defensible 4) Loom (Verb) -- आस� रहना
Usage: This argument is clearly untenable Definition: Appear as a vague form, especially one
9) Grave (Noun) --दफनाने क� जगह ,क़� that is large or threatening.
Definition: Used as an allusive term for death. Synonyms: Be Imminent, Be on the Horizon,
Synonyms: Burying place, Tomb, Sepulcher, Vault Impend,
Antonyms: Trivial, Carefree and Cheerful Antonyms: Abate, Decline, De-Escalate, Die Down,
Usage: The coffin was lowered into the grave Usage: Vehicles loomed out of the darkness"
10) Defection (Noun) -- प�रत्याग 5) Tenterhook (Noun) -- �चितत, अजीब, असुिवधाजनक
Definition: The desertion of one's country or cause in Definition: In a state of uneasiness, strain, or suspense
favour of an opposing one. Synonyms: Anxious, Awkward, Discomfited.
Synonyms: Desertion, Absconding, Decamping, Flig Antonyms: Alleviate, Comfort, Disallow and
Antonyms: Harmony, Faithfulness Discontinue
Usage: His defection from the Labour Party Usage: The waiting kept us on tenterhooks
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1) Defuse (Verb) -- नाकाम कर देना, िनिष्�य करना Definition: A portion of something, especially money.
Definition: Remove the fuse from (an explosive Synonyms: Share, Portion, Part and Percentage
device) in order to prevent it from exploding. Antonyms: Misfortune, Good Luck, Success
Synonyms: Deactivate, Disarm, Disable, Usage: They released the first tranche of the loan
Antonyms: Activate 7) Insurmountable (Adjective) -- अप�रवतर्नीय
Usage: A scheme that teaches officers how to defuse Definition: Too great to be overcome
potentially explosive situations Synonyms: Insuperable, Unconquerable and
2) Peculiar (Adjective) -- अजीब Invincible
Definition: Different to what is normal or expected; Antonyms: Surmountable, Attainable and Defeatable
strange. Usage: An insurmountable problem
Synonyms: Strange, Unusual, Odd, 8) Pendency (Noun) -- लिम्बत
Antonyms: Normal, Ordinary Definition: The state of being pending
Usage: He gave her some very peculiar looks Synonyms: Imminent, Impending, Undecided and
3) Tariff (Noun) -- �शुल्क Awaiting.
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Antonyms: Avocation, Entertainment, Fun and 3) Manoeuvre (Verb) -- प�तरे बाज़ी करना
Recreation Definition: Move skillfully or carefully.
Usage: The direction was given during a meeting of Synonyms: Steer, Guide, Drive, Negotiate, Navigate
the Council of Chairmen held at the Parliament House Antonyms: Cessation, Ignorance
to avoid any pendency Usage: His sudden and secret manoeuvre caught
9) Divest (Verb) -- वंिचत करना everyone, including senior politicians, completely
Definition: Deprive someone of (power, rights, or unawares.
possessions). 4) Garner (Verb) -- संिचत करना
Synonyms: Deprive, Strip, Dispossess, Relieve Definition: Gather or collect (something, especially
Antonyms: Give, Offer, Clothe, Cover and Hide information or approval).
Usage: he has divested the original play of its charm Synonyms: Gather, Collect, Accumulate, Amass
10) Corral (Verb) -- एक साथ इक�ा करना और सीिमत Antonyms: Spend, Disperse, Distribute
करना Usage: By suspending Parliament, Mr. Sirisena is seen
Definition: Gather together and confine (a group of to have exposed his own insecurity about garnering
people or things). the required strength.
Synonyms: Enclose, Confine and Lock Up, 5) Plummet (Verb) -- मूल्य या रािश म� तेजी से कमी होना
Usage: The organizers were corralling the crowd into Definition: Decrease rapidly in value or amount
marching formation Synonyms: Plunge, Fall Headlong, Hurtle, Nosedive
Editorial 29 – 10 – 2018 Antonyms: Ascend, Go up
1) Peril (Noun) -- गंभीर और तत्काल खतरा Usage: All this has come at a time of economic
Definition: Serious and immediate danger. fragility, with a plummeting rupee, soaring
Synonyms: Anger, Jeopardy, Risk, unemployment and rising living costs.
Antonyms: Safety, Security 6) Blatant (Adjective) – खुलेआम बुरे �वहार करना

Usage: President Sirisena’s actions have put Sri Definition: (of bad behaviour) done openly and
Lankan democracy in peril unashamedly.
2) Plunge (Verb) --कू द पड़ना Synonyms: Flagrant, Glaring, Obvious,
Definition: Jump or dive quickly and energetically. Undisguised,
Synonyms: Hurl oneself, Throw oneself, Fling oneself, Antonyms: Inconspicuous, Subtle
Launch oneself, Catapult oneself Usage: Mr. Sirisena’s appointment of Mr. Rajapaksa
Antonyms: Ascent, Rise, Increase even before voting out Mr. Wickremesinghe on the
Usage: Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa has floor of Parliament is nothing but blatant abuse of his
plunged the country into a political crisis. executive powers.

7) Clout (Noun) -- �भाव
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Definition: Influence or power, especially in politics or recede from the democratic space that opened up in
business 2015.
Synonyms: Influence, Power, Pull, Weight, Sway, Editorial 30 – 10 – 2018
Leverage 1) Simmer (Verb) -�ोिधत हो जाना
Antonyms: Helplessness, Impotence, Impotency, Definition: Show or feel barely suppressed anger or
Powerlessness, Weakness other strong emotion
Usage: The best forum to test political clout in a Synonyms: Be furious, Be enraged, Be angry
democracy is the legislature. Antonyms: Get steamed up
8) Thugger (Noun) -- �हसक �वहार Usage: The simmering tensions over the last few
Definition: Violent behaviour, especially of a criminal months between the Reserve Bank of India and the
nature. Centre found spectacular release over the weekend
Synonyms: Offence, Crime, Law Breaking through a public speech by Deputy Governor Viral
Antonyms: Defense, Defence Acharya.
Usage: An extra-parliamentary power struggle, that 2) Rue (Verb) -- पछताना
too using illegal means, heightens the risk of political Definition: Bitterly regret (something one has done or
thuggery and unrest. allowed to happen) and wish it undone.
9) Reconvene (Verb) --समाधान करना Synonyms: Regret, Be sorry about feel,
Definition: Convene or cause to convene again, Apologetic/remorseful about
especially after a pause in proceedings. Antonyms: Impenitence, Remorselessness
Synonyms: Join, Reconcile, Reassemble Usage: I rue the day I agreed to this stupid plan
Antonyms: Estrange, go separate ways 3) Frustrated (Adjective) – कुं ठा�स्त,िनराश
Usage: Though much damage has been done already, a Definition: Feeling or expressing distress
fair vote must be ensured when Parliament Synonyms: Thwart, Defeat, Foil
reconvenes, if possible before November 16. Antonyms: Help, Facilitate
10) Grapple -- गुत्थम गुत्था Usage: In numerous policy areas, central government
Definition: Engage in a close fight or struggle without has been frustrated by local authorities.
weapons; wrestle. 4) Irk (Verb) -- झुंझुला देना या सताना
Synonyms: Wrestle, Struggle, Tussle; Brawl Definition: Irritate; Annoy.
Antonyms: Release, Relinquishment Synonyms: Rub up the wrong way, Exasperate,
Usage: Still recovering from the violence and Antonyms: Please
bloodbath during its nearly three-decade-long civil war, Usage: It irks her to think of the runaround she
and grappling with the economic and social received
challenges in its aftermath, Sri Lanka cannot afford to 5) Hobble (Verb) -- लंगड़ाकर चलना
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Definition: Walk in an awkward way, typically Usage: The current row is definitely worrying given
because of pain from an injury. the backdrop of economic turmoil, globally and
Synonyms: Limp, domestically.
Antonyms: Stride 10) Spectacular (Adjective) -- ब�त शानदार
Usage: He was hobbling around on crutches Definition: Strikingly large or obvious.
6) Burgeon (Verb) -- तेजी से बढ़ना Synonyms: Striking, Picturesque, Eye-Catching,
Definition: Begin to grow or increase rapidly; Breathtaking
Flourish. Antonyms: Unimpressive
Synonyms: Expand, Spring up, Shoot up, Usage: the party suffered a spectacular loss in the
Antonym: Shrink election
Usage: Manufacturers are keen to cash in on the Editorial 31 – 10 – 2018
burgeoning demand. 1) Circumvent (verb) - राह िनकालना
7) Encroachment (Verb) -- अित�मण Definition: Find a way around (an obstacle).
Definition: Intrusion on a person's territory, Rights Synonyms: Avoid, Get round, Find a way round,
Synonyms: Intrusion into, Trespass on, Invasion of Evade
Antonyms: Defense, Repulsion, Resistance Usage: If you come to an obstruction in a road you can
Usage: Urban encroachment of habitat seek to circumvent it
8) Grouse (Verb) -- बड़बड़ानेवाला 2) Clamour (Verb) – कोलाहलमचाना
Definition: Complain about something trivial; Definition: (of a group of people) shout loudly and
grumble. insistently.
Synonyms: Grumble, Complain, Moan, Groan, Synonyms: Yell, Shout loudly, Bay, Scream
Protest Antonyms: Silence
Antonyms: Accept, Bear, Countenance, Endure, Usage: The surging crowds clamoured for attention
Usage:our biggest grouse was about the noise of 3) Preclude (verb) – होने से रोकना
construction work Definition: Prevent from happening; make impossible.
9) Turmoil (Noun) -- उथल-पुथल Synonyms: Prevent, Make it impossible for, Make it
Definition: A state of great disturbance, confusion, or impracticable for
uncertainty. Usage: His difficulties preclude him from leading a
Synonyms: Confusion, Turbulence, Disorder, normal life
Commotion 4) Pragmatic (Adjective) -- �ावहा�रक
Antonyms: Calm, Peace Definition: Dealing with things sensibly and
realistically in a way that is based on practical rather
than theoretical considerations.
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Usage: A pragmatic approach to politics Usage: The return of political exiles
5) Proponent (Noun) -- �स्तावक
Definition: A person who advocates a theory, proposal,
or course of action.
Synonyms: Advocate, Supporter, Upholder
Usage: A strong proponent of the free market and
liberal trade policies
6) Polarize (Verb) -- फू ट डालना
Definition: Cause (something) to acquire polarity
Usage: The electrode is polarized in aqueous solution
7) Emasculate (Verb) -- �भावहीन करना
Definition: Deprive (a man) of his male role or
identity.
Synonyms: Weaken, Make Feeble/Feebler, Debilitate
Antonyms: Strengthen
Usage: The refusal to allow them to testify effectively
emasculated the committee
8) Misdemeanour (Noun) -- दुष्कमर्
Definition: A minor wrongdoing.
Synonyms: Wrongdoing, Evil Deed, Crime
Usage: He pleaded guilty to misdemeanours
9) Punitive (Adjective) -- दंडात्मक
Definition: (of a tax or other charge) extremely high.
Synonyms: Penal, Disciplinary, Corrective,
Correctional
Antonyms: Harsh, Severe, Stiff, Austere
Usage: A current punitive interest rate of 31.3 per cent
10) Exile (Noun) -- िनवार्सन
Definition: The state of being barred from one's native
country, typically for political or punitive reasons.
Synonyms: Banishment, Expulsion, Expatriation
Antonyms: Return
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1st Jan 2018 Definition: (of an event or circumstance) portend a

13). Verdicts (Noun) 19). Scrutiny (Noun)

15). Charisma (Noun) 3rd Jan 2018

17). Spurious (Adjective) 23). Rationale (Noun)

18). Scams (Noun) 24). Bolster (Verb)

4th Jan 2018

27). Derailed (Verb) 33). Agitation (Noun)

Synonyms: make unclear, obscure, confuse, 43). Bandh (Noun)

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Usage: he was a votary of John Keats

66). Breached (Verb) 10th Jan 2018

74). Curative (Adjective) Usage: American jurisprudence

Definition: a person or organization making a formal

88). Nuanced (Adjective) 95). Forged (Adjective)

13th Jan 2018 109).Fester (Verb)

104).Echelons (Noun) 110).Posterity (Noun)

105).Germ (Noun) 111).Aberration (Noun)

Definition: the examination or observation of one's Synonyms:the questions rose to a clamour

125). Barricades (Noun) Synonyms: acceptor, beneficiary, cashier, collector.

126). Bluff (Verb) 132). Unleashed (Verb)

129). Chicanery (Noun) 135) Rationale (Noun)

Synonyms: Definition: incongruous in a striking or shocking

156). Splendidly (Adverb)

Synonyms: din, loud noise, racket, uproar, 166). Lieutenant (Noun)

164). Disengage (Verb) 170). Speculation (Noun)

165). Disruptors (Noun) 171). Perception (Noun)

178). Dysfunction (Noun)

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184). Gamut (Noun) 190). Unprecedented (Adjective)

187). Moots (Verb) 25th Jan 2018

Synonyms: deputy, representative, substitute,

201). Grim (Adjective) 207). Vigilantist (Noun)

Synonyms: recovery, rebirth, rebound 27th Jan 2018

213). Coalition (Noun) 219). Spurt (Verb)

221). Hedge (Noun) 227). Heartening (Verb)

Definition: a person who conducts auctions by Synonyms:

241). Adversary (Noun)

237). Sanguineness (Adjective) 243). Nuance (Noun)

31st Jan 2018 Definition: plan or coordinate the elements of (a

247). Chinks (Noun) 252). Protracted (Adjective)

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01-02-2018 Synonyms: abstain from, refrain from, give up, forgo,

3). Tyranny (Noun) 9). Vexatious (Adjective)

6). Frugal (Adjective) 12). Levy (Noun)

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6). Verdict (Noun) 05th Feb 2018

Synonyms: Usage: the cost of the manor's restoration persuaded

6). Bureaucracy (Noun) 12). Coercive (Adjective)

8). Semblance (Noun) 2). Abandonment (Noun)

9). Persuade (Verb) 3). Intraday (Adjective)

Usage: They are Troika officers for this office.

Synonyms: Definition: make or become more intense or serious.

Usage: long periods of stasis

2). Realism (Noun)

12). Legitimacy (Noun) 3).Ally (Verb)

14th Feb 2018 6). Endowed (Verb)

Synonyms: a big fish Synonyms: penetrate, invade, intrude on, insinuate

12). Dispensation (Noun) 3). Ostensibly (Adverb)

11). Racketeering (Noun) 4). Sluices (Noun)

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6). Adjudicative (Verb)